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selfsames

selfsames is the plural of selfsame.

Meaning of selfsame

Noun

selfsame (plural (rare) selfsames)

  1. (archaic) Chiefly preceded by the: precisely the same person or thing.
    • I preſent vvhat here is to you, vvherein you ſhall receive but the ſelfeſame by Number and by Meaſure; vvhich, before, you had by VVeight.1634, Fra[ncis] Quarles, “Mildreiados. To the Blessed Memory of that Faire Manuscript of Vertue and Unblemisht Honour, Mildred, La[dy] Luckyn; […]. To My Honourable and Deare Friend, Sr William...

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Forms of selfsames

alternative formself-sames

Questions about selfsames

What is selfsames the plural of?
Selfsames is the plural of selfsame.

Words near selfsames in the dictionary

  1. Selfridges
  2. selfs
  3. selfsabotage
  4. selfsame
  5. selfsameness
  6. selfsames
  7. selfsecure
  8. selfserving
  9. selfship
  10. selfshipped
  11. selfshipper

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Adapted from Wiktionary: selfsames (page history and authors); selfsame (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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