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sameness Definition


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same
adj
    1. Identical or very similar.
      Example: This is the same film we saw last week
      Thesaurus: identical, equal, alike, equivalent, duplicate, comparable, analogous, corresponding, matching, synonymous, uniform; Antonym: different.
    2. Used as emphasis.
      Example: He went home the very same day
    3. Unchanged or unvaried.
      Example: This town is still the same as ever
      Thesaurus: changeless, immutable, constant, invariable, regular, consistent.
    4. Previously mentioned; the actual one in question.
      Example: this same man
pronoun
    1. The same person or thing, or the one previously referred to.
      Example: She drank whisky, and I drank the same
      Form: the same
adverb
    1. Similarly; likewise.
      Example: I feel the same
    2. colloq
      Equally.
      Example: We love each of you the same
Derivative: sameness
    Being the same.
      Thesaurus: uniformity, identity; Antonym: difference, variety.
    Tedious monotony.
      Thesaurus: repetition, monotony, tedium, predictability.
Idiom: all the same (just the same)
    Nevertheless; anyhow.
Idiom: at the same time
    Still; however; on the other hand.
Idiom: be all the same to someone
    To make no difference to them; to be of little or no importance.
Idiom: much the same
    Not very different; virtually unchanged.
      Example: How are you? Much the same
Idiom: same here
    colloq
    An expression of agreement or involvement.
Etymology: 12c: from Norse samr.



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