identical

/ī-ˈden-ti-kəl/

probably from Medieval Latin identicus, from Late Latin identitas

adjective

  1. being the same : selfsame

  2. having such close resemblance as to be essentially the same —often used with to or with

  3. having the same cause or origin

the identical place we stopped before

same selfsame very identical equivalent equal mean not different or not differing from one another. same may imply and selfsame always implies that the things under consideration are one thing and not two or more things. very, like selfsame, may imply identity, or, like same may imply likeness in kind.

noun

  1. either member of a pair of twins that are produced from a single egg and who look exactly alike

adjective

  1. having self-identity