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Dictionary definition: GREAT minds think alike

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GREAT minds think alike Used ironically. Both verb and noun have changed in the course of this proverb's history, the earliest instance of the present form thus far discovered being quot. 1898. Jump used absolutely in the sense of ‘agree completely’ or ‘coincide’ is now archaic.
1618 D. Belchier Hans Beer-Pot D1
Though he made that verse, Those words were made before. ‥Good wits doe iumpe.
1761 Sterne Tristram Shandy III. ix .
Great wits jump: for the moment Dr. Slop cast his eyes upon his bag‥the very same thought occurred.
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