Sunday, February 06, 2005

Word of the day

i·bi·dem

adv. Abbr. ib. or ibid.

In the same place. Used in footnotes and bibliographies to refer to the book, chapter, article, or page cited just before.

[Latin ibdem. See i- in Indo-European Roots.]

One can use ibid. repeatedly, given that a source is clearly identified; Once a new source is cited, ibid. refers to that source.

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