identical

adj.

1. Being the same: another orator who used the senator's identical words.
2. Exactly equal and alike.
3. Having such a close similarity or resemblance as to be essentially equal or interchangeable.
4. Biology. Of or relating to a twin or twins developed from the same fertilized ovum and having the same genetic makeup and closely similar appearance; monozygotic.

[From Medieval Latin identicus, from Late Latin identitās, identity. See identity.]

identically i·den'ti·cal·ly adv.
identicalness i·den'ti·cal·ness n.

USAGE NOTE   Some authorities on usage specify with as the preferred preposition after identical, but either with or to is acceptable.

adjective

1. Being one and not another or others; not different in nature or identity: identic, same, selfsame, very. See same/different/compare.
2. Agreeing exactly in value, quantity, or effect: equal, equivalent, even¹, same, tantamount. Idioms: on a par, one and the same. See same/different/compare.

adj

Definition: alike, equal
Antonyms: different, dissimilar, distinct, diverse, opposite, unequal, unlike

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IN BRIEF: The very same; exactly alike.

The sexes in each species of being . . . are always true equivalents — equals but not identical. — Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825-1921), American abolitionist, feminist, clergy, from The Sexes Throughout Nature, 1875.

Common misspelling(s) of identical

• identicial

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - identisk, ens, enslydende, ligelydende, sammenfaldende

idioms:

• identical twins    identiske tvillinger

Nederlands (Dutch)
identiek, volledig gelijk

Français (French)
adj. - identique

idioms:

• identical twins    vrais jumeaux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - identisch

idioms:

• identical twins    eineiige Zwillinge

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πανομοιότυπος, απαράλλακτος, ταυτόσημος, ίδιος, όμοιος, ο ίδιος ακριβώς

idioms:

• identical twins    γνήσιοι δίδυμοι

Italiano (Italian)
identico

idioms:

• identical twins    gemelli identici

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - idêntico

idioms:

• identical twins    gêmeos (m pl) idênticos

Русский (Russian)
тот же самый, одинаковый

idioms:

• identical twins    однояйцевые близнецы

Español (Spanish)
adj. - idéntico, mismo

idioms:

• identical twins    gemelos idénticos

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - identisk, likalydande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
同一的, 一卵的, 同卵的, 完全相同的, 完全相似的, 同源的

idioms:

• identical twins    同卵双生

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 同一的, 一卵的, 同卵的, 完全相同的, 完全相似的, 同源的

idioms:

• identical twins    同卵雙生

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 동일한, 일치하는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 同一の, 等しい

idioms:

• identical twins    一卵性双生児

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مطابق, مماثل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זהה, דומה, שווה, אותו‬

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