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Same and Similar Definitions

Same

Being the very one; identical
The same boat we rented before.

Similar

Having a resemblance in appearance or nature; alike though not identical.

Same

Similar in kind, quality, quantity, or degree
The ceremony went off with the same elegance that it has had every year.

Similar

(Mathematics) Having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional. Used of geometric figures
Similar triangles.

Same

Conforming in every detail
According to the same rules as before.

Similar

Having traits or characteristics in common; alike, comparable.
My new car is similar to my old one, except it has a bit more space in the back.
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Same

Being the one previously mentioned or indicated; aforesaid
"There was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon.
And the same man was just and devout" (King James Bible).

Similar

(mathematics) Of geometrical figures including triangles, squares, ellipses, arcs and more complex figures, having the same shape but possibly different size, rotational orientation, and position; in particular, having corresponding angles equal and corresponding line segments proportional; such that one can be had from the other using a sequence of rotations, translations and scalings.

Same

In the same way
The words sale and sail are pronounced the same.

Similar

Of two square matrices; being such that a conjugation sends one matrix to the other.

Same

Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
I realised I was the same age as my grandfather had been when he joined the air force.
Even if the twins are identical, they are still not the same person, unlike Mark Twain and Samuel Clemens.
Peter and Anna went to the same high school: the high school to which Peter went is the high school to which Anna went.

Similar

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.
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Same

Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.

Similar

(homeopathy) A material that produces an effect that resembles the symptoms of a particular disease.

Same

Similar, alike.
You have the same hair I do!

Similar

Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects; precisely like.

Same

Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
Round here it can be cloudy and sunny even in the same day.
We were all going in the same direction.

Similar

Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects; somewhat like; having a general likeness.
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Same

A reply of confirmation of identity.

Similar

Homogenous; uniform.

Same

(used with the) The same way; in the same manner; to the same extent, equally.
A mother loves all her children the same.
My hometown looked much the same as when I'd left 10 years ago.
It took all night to find our hotel room, as we forgot our room number and each door looked the same.

Similar

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

Same

Together.

Similar

Marked by correspondence or resemblance;
Similar food at similar prices
Problems similar to mine
They wore similar coats

Same

The identical thing, ditto.
The same can be said of him.
It's the same everywhere.

Similar

Having the same or similar characteristics;
All politicians are alike
They looked utterly alike
Friends are generaly alike in background and taste

Same

Something similar, something of the identical type.
She's having apple pie? I'll have the same.
You two are just the same.

Similar

Resembling or similar; having the same or some of the same characteristics; often used in combination;
Suits of like design
A limited circle of like minds
Members of the cat family have like dispositions
As like as two peas in a pod
Doglike devotion
A dreamlike quality

Same

It or them, without a connotation of similarity.
The question is his credibility or lack of same.

Similar

(of words) expressing closely related meanings

Same

It or them, as above, meaning the last object mentioned, mainly as complement: on the same, for the same.
My picture/photography blog...kindly give me your reviews on the same.

Similar

Capable of replacing or changing places with something else;
Interchangeable parts

Same

(Internet slang) Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.

Same

Not different or other; not another or others; identical; unchanged.
Thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.

Same

Of like kind, species, sort, dimensions, or the like; not differing in character or in the quality or qualities compared; corresponding; not discordant; similar; like.
The ethereal vigor is in all the same.

Same

Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned.
What ye know, the same do I know.
Do but think how well the same he spends,Who spends his blood his country to relieve.
Bees like the same odors as we do.
[He] held the same political opinions with his illustrious friend.

Same

Same in identity;
The same man I saw yesterday
Never wore the same dress twice
This road is the same one we were on yesterday
On the same side of the street

Same

Closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree;
Curtains the same color as the walls
Two girls of the same age
Mother and son have the same blue eyes
Animals of the same species
The same rules as before
Two boxes having the same dimensions
The same day next year

Same

Equal in amount or value;
Like amounts
Equivalent amounts
The same amount
Gave one six blows and the other a like number
An equal number
The same number

Same

Unchanged in character or nature;
The village stayed the same
His attitude is the same as ever

Same

In the same manner;
You get treated fairly, same as any other student in this course!

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