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

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.

Ancient authorities, II. 276-8; often divided, ibid.; see also 240, 359, 300-1.

From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener

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

See ibid. on the worship of Alful, Sahd, and Sahid.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Max Duncker

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

III; "Money as a Measure of Value," ibid., vol.

From Social Value A Study in Economic Theory Critical and Constructive by Benjamin M. (Benjamin McAlester) Anderson