idem
1
9.9
- pronoun
- /ˈaɪdɛm/
- Formal
- Historical records often use idem to avoid repeating names in official lists.
Examples
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The legal document repeated the defendant's name once, then used idem for all following references.
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In the list of authors, the editor used idem to show the same person wrote several articles.
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The results were published; idem for the follow-up.
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In the report, John stated; idem was noted by his colleague.
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In the list of authors, the editor used idem to show that the same person had contributed multiple articles.
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The legal document first mentioned the defendant's name and subsequently used idem for all following references.
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Academic writing often employs idem to indicate that the same source is being cited again.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Exactly like the person or thing mentioned before
47
6.1
Mentioned earlier in the same text or conversation
9
4.1
Mentioned earlier in the same text
Surface Forms
Etymology
Idem comes from Latin idem, which means 'the same'. So, writers use idem in lists or formal text to mean the same person or thing and to avoid repeating a name, and it is related to English words like identical and identity.