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ibid | idem |

As an abbreviation ibid

is alternative form of ibid.|nodot=yes|lang=en ("in the same place".

As an adjective idem is

the same.

ibid

English

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (head)
  • ("in the same place")

    • Anagrams

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    idem

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • The same.

    • Derived terms

    * or id * idempotence, idempotent

    Usage notes

    * Used almost exclusively in footnotes of academic or scholarly papers, especially those of the legal profession, to indicate that the source referred to in a footnote is the same as the source in the preceding footnote; usually abbreviated when so used.

    Anagrams

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