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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Same \Same\, a. [AS. same adv.; akin to OS sama, samo, adv., OHG. sam, a., sama, adv., Icel. samr, a., Sw samme, samma, Dan. samme, Goth. sama, Russ. samuii Gr ?, Skr. sama, Gr ? like L. simul at the same time, similis like and E. some a., -some. [root]191. Cf {Anomalous}, {Assemble}, {Homeopathy}, {Homily}, {Seem}, v. i., {Semi-}, {Similar}, {Some}.] 1. Not different or other not another or others identical; unchanged. Thou art the same and thy years shall have no end --Ps. cii. 27. 2. 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 --Dryden. 3. Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned. What ye know the same do I know --Job. xiii. 2. Do but think how well the same he spends, Who spends his blood his country to relieve. --Daniel. Note: Same is commonly preceded by the this or that and is often used substantively as in the citations above. In a comparative use it is followed by as or with Bees like the same odors as we do --Lubbock. [He] held the same political opinions with his illustrious friend. --Macaulay. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: same adj 1: 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" [ant: {other}] 2: 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" [ant: {different}] 3: 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" [syn: {like}, {equal}, {equivalent}] [ant: {unlike}] 4: unchanged in character or nature; "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever" [syn: {same(p)}] adv : in the same manner; "you get treated fairly, same as any other student in this course!" From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: SAME {Standard ANSI Module language with Extensions}
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