identically en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /aɪˈdɛntɪkəli/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English identical Middle English -ly English -ly English identically From identical + -ly.
Meanings
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In an identical manner.
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:It was hard to tell the twins apart: they even spoke identically.
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In terms of an identity.
two expressions that are identically equal to each other
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more identically | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most identically | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (11)
pl bliźniaczo (in an identical manner) · pl jednako (in an identical manner) · ro identic (in an identical manner) · es idénticamente (in an identical manner) · it identicamente (in an identical manner) · fr identiquement (in an identical manner) · pt identicamente (in an identical manner) · ca idènticament (in an identical manner) · gl identicamente (in an identical manner) · pl identycznie (in an identical manner) · pl jednakowo (in an identical manner)