ibid.

American  

[ib-id] / ˈɪb ɪd /

abbreviation

1. ibidem.

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ibid. British  

abbreviation

1. ibidem

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ibid. Cultural  

1. An abbreviation for ibidem, a Latin word meaning “in the same place.” It is used in footnotes and bibliographies to refer to a source cited in a previous entry.

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Etymology

Origin of ibid.

Latin: in the same place

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Explanation

When you see ibid. in a list of references or citations, it's a shortcut that lets you know the given information was found in a previously mentioned source. The word ibid. is actually short for the Latin word ibidem, meaning "in the same place." It is used in citations to refer back to the same source previously cited. This is handy in scholarly work when the same book or article is cited multiple times in a row. For example, if you're writing a paper and use several different facts from the same book, using ibid. can save you from repeating the full citation each time.

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

ibid.

Annandale, "Some animals found associated with Spongilla carteri in Calcutta," ibid. pp. 187-196.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

And others who are rebuked for suffering hereticks, ibid. ver.

From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields

Family, A "large little," 149; what constitutes a large, ibid.; government of, 182-3.

From How to be Happy Though Married Being a Handbook to Marriage by Edward John Hardy

B. Walkley, British Delegate, ibid., vol. ii., p.

From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by A. D. Smith

Annandale, "Preliminary notice of a collection of Sponges from Burma, with the description of a new species of Tubella," ibid. pp. 157-158.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale

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