1 ~ (to / with sb/sth) similar in every detail:
a row of identical houses * Her dress is almost identical to mine. * The number on the card should be identical with the one on the cheque book. * The two pictures are similar, although not identical.
2 (the identical) [onlybeforenoun] the same:
This is the identical room we stayed in last year.
identically adverb:
The children were dressed identically.
