idem
[ ahy-dem, id-em ]
/ ˈaɪ dɛm, ˈɪd ɛm /
pronoun, adjective
the same as previously given or mentioned.
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Origin of idem
1350–1400; Middle English <Latin īdem
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idem
/ Latin (ˈaɪdɛm, ˈɪdɛm) /
the same: used to refer to an article, chapter, etc, previously cited
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