Transcription
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- [ahy-den-ti-kuh l, ih-den-]
- /aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn-/
- /aɪˈden.tɪ.kəl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ahy-den-ti-kuh l, ih-den-]
- /aɪˈdɛn tɪ kəl, ɪˈdɛn-/
Definitions of identical word
- adjective identical similar or alike in every way: The two cars are identical except for their license plates. 1
- adjective identical being the very same; selfsame: This is the identical room we stayed in last year. 1
- adjective identical agreeing exactly: identical opinions. 1
- noun identical Similar in every detail; exactly alike. 1
- adjective identical exactly the same 1
- adjective identical Things that are identical are exactly the same. 0
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Origin of identical
First appearance:
before 1610 One of the 40% oldest English words
1610-20; < Medieval Latin identic(us) identic + -al1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Identical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
identical popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
identical usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for identical
adj identical
- interchangeable — (of two things) capable of being put or used in the place of each other: interchangeable symbols.
- indistinguishable — not distinguishable.
- xerox — (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
- carbon copy — If you say that one person or thing is a carbon copy of another, you mean that they look or behave exactly like them.
- corresponding — parallel; equivalent
adjective identical
- equal — Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value.
- exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.
- equivalent — Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.
noun identical
- self — a person or thing referred to with respect to complete individuality: one's own self.
- oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- individualization — to make individual or distinctive; give an individual or distinctive character to.
- proprium — a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
Antonyms for identical
adj identical
- dissimilar — not similar; unlike; different.
- diverse — of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions.
- opposite — situated, placed, or lying face to face with something else or each other, or in corresponding positions with relation to an intervening line, space, or thing: opposite ends of a room.
- unlike — different, dissimilar, or unequal; not alike: They contributed unlike sums to charity.
- different — not alike in character or quality; distinct in nature; dissimilar: The two brothers are very different, although they are identical twins.
noun identical
- volte-face — a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy.
- retroversion — a looking or turning back.
- antipole — the opposite pole
- verso — a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- turn around — move to face away
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