In the USA and England the governing political parties are calling for a return to traditional methods, while in France the government wants to move away from these self-same traditions.
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self|same — «SEHLF SAYM», adjective. very same; identical: »We study the selfsame books that you do. A bird sings the selfsame song, with never a fault in its flow (Thomas Hardy). –self´same´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
self-same — adjective /ˈsɛlf seɪɱ/ Very same; exactly the same. But you can imagine my surprise when I angled said state of the art bins to the street, watched the long black car as it rolled up and saw the self same guy step out of it. Syn: identical … Wiktionary
self´same´ness — self|same «SEHLF SAYM», adjective. very same; identical: »We study the selfsame books that you do. A bird sings the selfsame song, with never a fault in its flow (Thomas Hardy). –self´same´ness, noun … Useful english dictionary
self-same — a. Same, identical, the very same, exactly the same … New dictionary of synonyms
self·same — /ˈsɛlfˌseım/ adj, always used before a noun literary : exactly the same These selfsame [=very same] people who complain about the problem also refuse to help correct it … Useful english dictionary
self — self; self·dom; self·hood; self·ish·ness; self·ism; self·ist; self·less; self·ness; self·same·ness; thy·self; un·self; do it your·self; do it your·self·er; non·self; it·self; self·ish; self·ward; self·ish·ly; self·ward·ness; self·wards; … English syllables
same — same; same·ly; same·ness; self·same·ness; … English syllables
self-sameness — self sameˈness noun • • • Main Entry: ↑self … Useful english dictionary
same — same1 W1S1 [seım] adj [only before noun] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not different)¦ 2¦(not changing)¦ 3 at the same time 4 amount/come to the same thing 5 the same old story/excuse etc 6 same difference 7 by the same token 8 be in the same boat ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date … Dictionary of contemporary English
same — 1 /seIm/ adjective (only before a noun) 1 the same person/place/thing etc a) one particular person, thing etc and not a different one: He is in the same chair every evening. | I ll never make the same mistake again. (+ as): It s hard to believe… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
