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selfsame

adjective

being the exact same one; not any other:

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
EL
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsɛlf.seɪm

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. being the exact same one; not any other:

    “this is the identical room we stayed in before”

In context

Example Sentences

this is the identical room we stayed in before
saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers
on this very spot
the very thing he said yesterday
the very man I want to see

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