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Same

/seɪm/

Same is an interjection, adjective and pronoun with 5 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

interjection
  1. Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.
adjective
  1. Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
    “Are you the same person who phoned me yesterday?”
  2. Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
    “It took all night to find our hotel room, as we forgot our room number and each door looked the same.”

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Synonyms +1 like this IAWTP

Origin

From Middle English same, from Old Norse samr.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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