(often + to) being the very same
the identical place we stopped at before
We found ourselves in the identical place we had stopped in before
(often + to/with) being very similar or exactly alike
wearing identical green outfits
The copy was identical to the original
said of twins, triplets, etc: derived from a single ovum and therefore very similar in appearance: compare fraternal (2)
identically adv
[prob from late Latin identicus, from identitas: see identity]