Identically
[ahy-den-ti-kuh l, ih-den-] /aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn-/
adjective
1.
similar or alike in every way:
The two cars are identical except for their license plates.
2.
being the very same; selfsame:
This is the identical room we stayed in last year.
3.
agreeing exactly:
identical opinions.
/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/
adjective
1.
Also called numerically identical. being one and the same individual: Cicero and Tully are identical
2.
Also called quantitatively identical. exactly alike, equal, or agreeing
3.
designating either or both of a pair of twins of the same sex who developed from a single fertilized ovum that split into two Compare fraternal (sense 3)
adj.
1610s, as a term in logic, from Medieval Latin identicus “the same,” from Late Latin identitas “identity, sameness,” ultimately from comb. form of Latin idem “the same” (from id “it, that one;” see id) + demonstrative suffix -dem. General sense of “being the same or very similar” is from 1630s. Replaced Middle English idemptical (late 15c.), from Medieval Latin idemptitas “identity,” from Latin idem. Related: Identically.
identical i·den·ti·cal (ī-děn’tĭ-kəl)
adj.
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- Identical-rhyme
noun, Prosody. 1. rhyme created by the repetition of a word. 2. .
- Identical-twin
noun 1. one of a pair of twins who develop from a single fertilized ovum and therefore have the same genotype, are of the same sex, and usually resemble each other closely.
- Identifiability
[ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den-] /aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn-/ verb (used with object), identified, identifying. 1. to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check. 2. to serve as a means of for: His gruff voice quickly identified him. 3. to make, represent to […]
- Identifiable
[ahy-den-tuh-fahy, ih-den-] /aɪˈdɛn təˌfaɪ, ɪˈdɛn-/ verb (used with object), identified, identifying. 1. to recognize or establish as being a particular person or thing; verify the of: to identify handwriting; to identify the bearer of a check. 2. to serve as a means of for: His gruff voice quickly identified him. 3. to make, represent to […]