idem

[ahy-dem, id-em]

pronoun, adjective

the same as previously given or mentioned.

Origin of idem

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin īdem

Can be confusedibid. ibidem idem op. cit.

alter idem

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

noun Latin.

another exactly the same.

semper idem

[sem-per ee-dem; English sem-per ahy-dem, id-em]

Latin.

always the same.

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Examples from the Web for idem

Historical Examples of idem

Idem, Proverbs of the Arabs; and my Lexicon, voce "khaṭaba."
Arabian Society In The Middle Ages
Edward William Lane
Idem, p. 65 (quotations from The Principles of the Revolution).
Violence and the Labor Movement
Robert Hunter
The 18th, idem, but in two shots: two Fritzes in five shots, record.
Georges Guynemer
Henry Bordeaux
Idem scire is a good thing; but men of all nations may know the same thing, and yet remain strangers one to another.
The Unity of Civilization
Various
Idem velle idem nolle in re publica, ea demum firma amicitia est.
The Unity of Civilization
Various

British Dictionary definitions for idem

idem

the same: used to refer to an article, chapter, etc, previously cited

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Word Origin and History for idem

Latin, literally "the same" (see identical).

semper idem

Latin, literally "always the same;" see semper- + identical.