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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Sameness  \Same"ness\,  n. 
  1.  The  state  of  being  the  same  identity;  absence  of 
  difference;  near  resemblance;  correspondence;  similarity; 
  as  a  sameness  of  person,  of  manner,  of  sound,  of 
  appearance,  and  the  like  ``A  sameness  of  the  terms.'' 
  --Bp.  Horsley. 
 
  2.  Hence  want  of  variety;  tedious  monotony. 
 
  Syn:  Identity;  identicalness;  oneness. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  sameness 
  n  1:  the  quality  of  being  alike:  "sameness  of  purpose  kept  them 
  together"  [ant:  {difference}] 
  2:  the  quality  of  wearisome  constancy  and  lack  of  variety;  "he 
  had  never  grown  accustomed  to  the  monotony  of  his  work"; 
  "he  hated  the  sameness  of  the  food  the  college  served" 
  [syn:  {monotony}] 




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