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SELFSAME
identical, selfsame, very
(adjective) being the exact same one; not any other:; “this is the identical room we stayed in before”; “the themes of his stories are one and the same”; “saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers”; “on this very spot”; “the very thing he said yesterday”; “the very man I want to see”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
selfsame (not comparable)
Precisely the same; the very same; identical.
Synonyms: identical, same
Antonyms: different, other
Anagrams
• alms-fees, fameless
Source: Wiktionary
Self"same, a. Etym: [Self, a. + same.]
Definition: Precisely the same; the very same; identical. His servant was healed in the selfsame hour. Matt. viii. 13.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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