identical

/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/
/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/
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When you're looking for exact replicas, don't waste your time on snowflakes or fingerprints; no two are identical, or exactly the same.

Great mind may think alike, but they'll never be identical. Twins, on the other hand, very well may be — if they've come from the same split embryo that is. It makes sense then, that the word identical has linguistic roots in the Latin word idem, meaning "the same."

Definitions of identical
  1. adjective
    being the exact same one; not any other
    “this is the identical room we stayed in before”
    synonyms: selfsame, very
    same
    same in identity
  2. adjective
    exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
    “rows of identical houses”
    “cars identical except for their license plates”
    synonyms: indistinguishable
    same
    closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree
  3. adjective
    coinciding exactly when superimposed
    “identical triangles”
    synonyms: superposable
    congruent
    coinciding when superimposed
  4. adjective
    having properties with uniform values along all axes
    synonyms:
    isotropic, isotropous
    invariant with respect to direction
  5. adjective
    (of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum
    “identical twins are monovular”
    synonyms: monovular
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    antonyms:
    fraternal
    (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova
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/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/
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/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/
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