{
    "term": "identical",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "similar in every detail",
            "sensetop": "identical to somebody/somethingidentical with somebody/something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a row of identical houses"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The two pictures are similar, although not identical."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her dress is almost identical to mine.",
                    "contextForm": "identical to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The name on the ticket should be identical with the one in the passport.",
                    "contextForm": "identical with somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "These two models are absolutely identical in appearance."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This knife is identical to the one used in the attack."
                },
                {
                    "text": "offspring that are genetically identical with the parents"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["appear", "be", "look"],
                "adverb": ["absolutely", "completely", "exactly"],
                "preposition": ["in", "to", "with"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the same",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "This is the identical room we stayed in last year."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/aɪˈdentɪkl/",
                "audio": "id/identical/identical__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/aɪˈdentɪkl/",
                "audio": "id/identical/identical__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late 16th cent. (as a mathematical term): from medieval Latin identicus, from late Latin identitas, from Latin idem ‘same’."
}