Adjective
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coinciding exactly when superimposed
"identical triangles"
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having properties with uniform values along all axes
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(of twins) derived from a single egg or ovum
"identical twins are monovular"
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being the exact same one
not any other:
"this is the identical room we stayed in before"
"the themes of his stories are one and the same"
"saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"
"on this very spot"
"the very thing he said yesterday"
"the very man I want to see"
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exactly alike
incapable of being perceived as different
"rows of identical houses"
"cars identical except for their license plates"
"they wore indistinguishable hats"