identity

Definition

Sameness, identicalness; the quality or fact of (several specified things) being the same.

Etymology

From Middle French identité, from Latin identitās.

Example Sentences

• "[…] suggesting the two are different stages of the same species. The identity of the two species is further suggested by allozyme analysis […]"
• "I've been through so many changes, I have no sense of identity."
• "This nation has a strong identity."

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