identically

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/aɪˈdɛntɪkəli/

adverb

In an identical manner.

“two expressions that are identically equal to each other”

Less commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adverbidentically (comparative more identically, superlative most identically)

comparative more identically · superlative most identically

  1. In an identical manner.

    It was hard to tell the twins apart: they even spoke identically.

    1 more example

    It was inevitable that such a system should lead to the wide use of nicknames to distinguish identically named members of a family[…]

    1945, E[lizabeth] G[idley] Withycombe, “Introduction”, in The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page xv
  2. mathematicsIn terms of an identity.

    two expressions that are identically equal to each other

Origin

Translations

Catalan idènticament
  • idènticamentin an identical manner
French identiquement
  • identiquementin an identical manner
Italian identicamente
  • identicamentein an identical manner
Polish identycznie, jednako
  • identyczniein an identical manner
  • jednakoin an identical manner
  • jednakowoin an identical manner
  • bliźniaczoin an identical manner
Portuguese identicamente
  • identicamentein an identical manner
Romanian identic
  • identicin an identical manner
Spanish idénticamente
  • idénticamentein an identical manner
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APA

identically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identically

MLA

“identically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “identically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/identically.

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