same

same
same ADJECTIVE 1) (the same) exactly alike; not different or changed. 2) (this/that same) referring to a person or thing just mentioned.
PRONOUN 1) (the same) the same thing as previously mentioned. 2) (the same) identical people or things. 3) the person or thing just mentioned.
ADVERB in the same way.
all (or just) the same — Cf. ↑just the same
at the same time — Cf. ↑at the same time
DERIVATIVES sameness noun.
ORIGIN Old Norse.

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