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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