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same

Pronunciation: /ˈsɑ.me/

“same” is an Old English word. Its meaning in English:

adverb

  1. in the same way

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *samō (“in the same way; similarly, likewise”), influenced by the related adjective *sam (“same”), from Proto-Germanic *samaz (“same”), *samô (adverb), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *somHós (“same”).

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