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i·bi·dem   (ĭb'ĭ-děm', ĭ-bī'dəm)   
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 ibīdem; see i- in Indo-European roots.]
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ibid.

An abbreviation for ibidem, a Latin word meaning “in the same place.” It is used in footnotes and bibliographies to refer to a source cited in a previous entry.

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ibid. 
1663, abbreviation of L. ibidem "in the same place," from ibi "there" + demonstrative suffix -dem.
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ibid.
Latin ibidem (in the same place)
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