adj · noun · 13 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/
/aɪˈdɛntɪkl̩/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Bearing full likeness by having precisely the same set of characteristics; indistinguishable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
My car is identical with the one my mom has just bought.
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; numerically identical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Of twins, sharing the same genetic code.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Exactly equivalent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
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5
adj
Meaning 5
Approximating or approaching exact equivalence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparable, rare
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6
noun
Meaning 6
Something which has exactly the same properties as something else.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: usually pluralized
Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
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7
noun
Meaning 7
An identical twin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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8
noun
Meaning 8
A rhyme on the same syllable, such as "leave" and "believe".
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract