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identical (iou)



identical adjective & noun. L16.
[formed as IDENTIC: see -AL1, -ICAL.]
A. adjective.
Logic. Designating a proposition whose terms express an identity or denote the same thing, as man is man. L16.
Of a thing or set of things viewed at different times: the very same. M17.
B. H. Malkin This is the very identical man.
Of two or more separate things: agreeing in every detail. L17.
identical twin: developed from a single fertilized ovum and therefore of the same sex as and very similar to his or her sibling; a monozygotic twin.
C. Sagan The inside of the Earth and the outside of Venus are alike but not identical. I. Murdoch They began to sing, swaying..in an identical rhythm, as if..joined together.
Math. Of the Nature of or expressing an identity. L19.
b. noun.
An identical thing or feature. L17.
An identical twin. M20.
identically adverb M17.
identicalness noun E18.

brattle (iou)



brattle noun & verb. Chiefly Scot. E16.
[Prob. imit., by assoc. with break, rattle.]
A. noun. A sharp rattling sound, esp. of something breaking, of blows, of scampering feet, etc. E16.
b. verb intrans. Produce a rattling noise; rush with a rattling noise; scamper. E16.