[iden.ti.cal] adj [prob. fr. ML identicus, fr. LL identitas] (1599) 1: being the same: selfsame "the ~ place we stopped before"
2: having such close resemblance as to be essentially the same "~ hats"--often used with to or with 3 a: having the same cause or origin "~ infections" b: monozygotic syn see same -- iden.ti.cal.ly adv -- iden.ti.cal.ness n