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.

On the mocking thrush, ibid. vol. i. p.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) by Charles Darwin

A different regulation in that of the Latians and Olontians, p. 134.578.Vid. ibid. p.

From The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Müller

“Deliberate confessions of guilt,” says Mr. Greenleaf, ibid. sec.

From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by A Sexton of the Old School

François is also the author of the monument of the Longuevilles, which, before the Revolution, was at the Célestins, and was seen in 1815 at the museum des Petits-Augustins, Lenoir, ibid., p.

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Victor Cousin

On the Night-Jar, Audubon, ibid. vol. ii. p.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) by Charles Darwin

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