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One and the same
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Definitions
Determiner
- 1 The selfsame. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things. idiomatic
"It's almost as if there's one electron in two places at one and the same time."
Pronoun
- 1 The selfsame person or thing. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things. idiomatic
"Are the beautiful and the good one and the same?"
Etymology
Etymology 1
Possibly a calque of Latin unus et idem.
Etymology 2
Possibly a calque of Latin unus et idem.
See also for "one and the same"
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