US /ˈɪbɪd/ UK /ˈɪbɪd/
adv Freq #216621

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in the same source or passage just cited, used in notes and bibliographies

    The next footnote cites ibid. because it refers to the same book and page.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in the same source or... in the same placesame source
Word family
Forms ib
Related forms ibidemcitationbibliography

Etymology

A shortened form of Latin ibidem ("in the same place"), from ibi ("there") plus the emphasizing suffix -dem. English adopted it as a bibliographic direction pointing back to the immediately preceding citation.

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