identical
/aɪˈdentɪkəl/eye-DEN-tih-kuhl
/aɪˈdɛntɪkəl/eye-DEN-tih-kuhl
Meaningthe same
Common meaning: exactly alike
- identthe sameLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 877 · scan
- icaladjective ending: relating to
Journey through time
- Latinīdem, eadem, idem‘the same’
- Englishidentical‘exactly alike’ · today
ident also in: identity
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin īdem ‘the same’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry īdem, p. 877 · dictionary scan
Roots
- īdem, eadem, idem Latin “the same”
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