adj.
Pronunciation: ī - ' den-ti-k ə l, ə -
Function: adjective
Etymology: probably from Medieval Latin identicus, from Late Latin identitas
Date: 1581
1 : being the same : SELFSAME <the identical place we stopped before>
2 : having such close resemblance as to be essentially the same < identical hats> ― often used with to or with
3 a : having the same cause or origin < identical infections> b : MONOZYGOTIC
synonyms see SAME
– iden · ti · cal · ly \ -k( ə -)l ē \ adverb
– iden · ti · cal · ness \ -k ə l-n ə s \ noun