ibidem

i·bi·dem
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adverb

In the same place; indicates a reference to the same source as the previous one.

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idemibid.ib.
OriginLatin ibīdem ← Proto-Italic *iðei →
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Meanings

adverbibidem (not comparable, abbreviation ib. or ibid.)

abbreviation ib. · abbreviation ibid.

  1. not comparablebibliographyIn the same place; indicates a reference to the same source as the previous one.

    Synonyms: idem

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn the same place; indicates a reference to the same source as the previous one.

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idem

More synonyms by meaning

adverbin the same place (used when citing a reference)

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ibid.ib.

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*iðei
  2. Latinibī̆
  3. Latinibīdem
  4. Englishibidem

Borrowed from Latin ibīdem (“in the same place”).

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Translations

Latin ibīdem
  • ibīdemin the same place
Polish ibidem
  • ibidemin the same place
Romanian ibidem
  • ibidemin the same place
Spanish ibídem
  • ibídemin the same place

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

midbieembiid
Cite this entry
APA

ibidem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibidem

MLA

“ibidem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibidem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ibidem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ibidem.

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