identical
adjective
iden·ti·cal
ī-ˈden-ti-kəl 
ə-
1
: being the same : selfsame
the identical place we stopped before
2
: having such close resemblance as to be essentially the same
identical hats
—often used with to or with
3
a
: having the same cause or origin
identical infections
b
Examples of identical in a Sentence
We visited the identical place we stopped at last year.
They were wearing identical coats.
The boxes were identical in shape.
They drove virtually identical cars.
The results were identical to those of the first test.
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—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
The two children’s bedrooms have identical access to a shared bathroom.
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Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
Cytochrome c oxidase is a gene sequence critical enough to be conserved and nearly identical across individuals, but slight variations mean the gene can be used to easily distinguish between species.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
The two children’s bedrooms have identical access to a shared bathroom.
—Marta Sader, Architectural Digest, 2 Nov. 2024
That ruling bolstered arguments from defendants in identical cases that simply because a business is engaged in subscription streaming doesn’t mean that all of its products are within the scope of the law.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Identical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/identical. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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identical
adjective
iden·ti·cal
ī-ˈdent-i-kəl
ə-ˈdent-
1
: being one and the same
the identical place we stopped at last year
2
: exactly alike or equal
wearing identical coats
Medical Definition
identical
adjective
iden·ti·cal
ī-ˈdent-i-kəl, ə-
: monozygotic
identical twins
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