ibid.

American

[ib-id] / ˈɪb ɪd /

abbreviation

ibidem.

ibid. British

abbreviation

ibidem

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ibid. Cultural

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.

Etymology

Origin of ibid.

Latin: in the same place

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Robert himself quotes from the Âpastamba-Sûtra, in his defence, ibid. p.

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Compare, "I hear it was charged against me," ibid., p.

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The present essay is referred to in ibid., p.

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V 152 IX 8: cf. also lines 9 and 10 ibid.

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This, however, was the second time that the judge had tried this ruse; see ibid.,

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