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one and the same en · DET
Pronunciation
Etymology
Possibly a calque of Latin unus et idem.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) The selfsame. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things.
It's almost as if there's one electron in two places at one and the same time.
one and the same en · PRON
Pronunciation
Etymology
Possibly a calque of Latin unus et idem.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) The selfsame person or thing. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things.
Are the beautiful and the good one and the same?
Translations (6)
es un y el mismo (Translations) · nl een en dezelfde (Translations) · es uno y el mismo (Translations) · de ein und derselbe (Translations) · ru один и тот же (Translations) · es una y la misma (Translations)