one and the same

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

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Determiner[edit]

one and the same

  1. (idiomatic) The selfsame person or thing. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things.
    It's almost as if there's one electron in two places at one and the same time.

Noun[edit]

one and the same

  1. (idiomatic) The selfsame person or thing. Used to emphasize the identity or equivalence of two things.
    Are the beautiful and the good one and the same?
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