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same same but different

same same but different is the alternative form of same.

Meaning of same

Adjective

same (not comparable)

  1. Not different or other; not another or others; not different as regards self; selfsame; identical.
    • I realised I was the same age as my grandfather had been when he joined the air force.
  2. Lacking variety from; indistinguishable.
  3. Similar, alike.
    • You have the same hair I do!
    Synonyms:
    alike, similar
  4. Used to express the unity of an object or person which has various different descriptions or qualities.
    • Round here it can be cloudy and sunny even in the same day.
  5. A reply of confirmation of identity.
    • King Lear: This is a dull sight. Are you not Kent?
      Kent: The same.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

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Questions about same same but different

What is same same but different the alternative form of?
Same same but different is the alternative form of same.

Words near same same but different in the dictionary

  1. same old story
  2. same old stuff
  3. same old, same old
  4. same old-same old
  5. same same
  6. same same but different
  7. same sex
  8. same shit, different toilet
  9. same thing
  10. same things
  11. same to you

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