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alter idem

[ ahl-ter -ee-dem; English awl-ter -ahy-dem, al- ]

/ ˈɑl tɛr ˈi dɛm; English ˈɔl tər ˈaɪ dɛm, ˈæl- /

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noun Latin.

another exactly the same.

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Words nearby alter idem

altercate, altercation, altered chord, altered state of consciousness, alter ego, alter idem, altern, alternans, alternant, alternate, alternate angles

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Example sentences from the Web for alter idem

They dye their hair and alter their clothes, but not enough to attract attention from authorities.
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He even allegedly had a nickname for his violent, aggressive alter ego: Rick.
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Some of the things Lawrence had to alter from the book involved President Coin, played by Julianne Moore.
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Both Trudeau and Alter, levelheaded as they are, are extremely meticulous about their production.
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“Democrats say, ‘The only Republicans I like are the ones I see on Alpha House,’” Alter says.
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Sinus duo sunt maiores, vastque; alter is, qui S. Laurentij gurges; alter, qui Francius appellatur.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The Federal Reserve Board reserves the right to add to, alter, or amend these regulations.
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Cert alter nostrm magnam itineris partem ger, debilitatsque iacuit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nam neque id diu fuit, & semper altero decumbente, alter stetit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Ergo statim ex Aquitania euocatus Sacerdos vnus, alter ex ipsa Francia desumptus.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

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