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Definition of
selfsame adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
selfsame
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈsɛlfseɪm
/
/
[
only before noun
]
the, this, etc. selfsame…
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used to emphasize that two people or things are the same
synonym
identical
Jane had been wondering that selfsame thing.
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selfsame
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