idem
Same source, Latin
Idem is a Latin term meaning "the same," used in scholarly and legal writing to avoid repetition when citing the same source or author consecutively.
It typically appears abbreviated as "id." in footnotes and bibliographies.
The data appears in Smith (2019); idem discusses the methodology in chapter three.
In legal citations, it refers back to the immediately preceding authority, saving space and reducing redundancy.
Identical in nature
- selfsameExactly the same one
- equivalentSame in value or function
- duplicateExact replica of original
- carbon copyIdentical reproduction of something
facsimile · replica · twin · doppelganger · mirror · match · counterpart · clone
Word meaning "same"
Prior authoritative example
- citationMention of a source
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- aforementionedPreviously mentioned in text
- aforesaidPreviously stated herein
said · foregoing · above-named
same
Identical in nature
- selfsameExactly the same one
- equivalentSame in value or function
- duplicateExact replica of original
carbon copy · facsimile · replica · twin · doppelganger · mirror · match · counterpart · clone · reproduction
ditto
Word meaning "same"
precedent
Prior authoritative example
- citationMention of a source
- referenceDirecting attention elsewhere
- aforementionedPreviously mentioned in text
aforesaid · said · foregoing · above-named
ditto
Word meaning "same"
- identical twinsSiblings from one zygote
- mistaken identityWrongly recognized as another
- identity theftStealing personal data criminally
- double identityAlternate hidden self
- identity crisisLoss of personal certainty
- secret identityUndisclosed true self
identity, identify, identical, ideation, ideate, identifier, eidetic