똑같다

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to be exactly the same

👯 똑 (exactly, precisely) + 같다 (to be the same) = exactly the same

같다 alone means to be the same. 똑 is an intensifier meaning exactly or precisely, also heard doubled in 똑똑하다 (to be smart, sharp). Put together: precisely the same, with no difference at all.

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