Definition of Ibidem
denotes a footnote citation that was already referenced in a prior footnote
Examples of Ibidem in a sentence
Because I had already written the footnote once, when it came up on another page later I simply marked it as Ibidem. 🔊
If you see the word ‘Ibidem’ in a footnote, it means that particular footnote has already been mentioned on a different page. 🔊
The word Ibidem refers to a footnote that has already been made, so the writer doesn’t have to write the same footnote multiple times. 🔊
An Ibidem in a scholarly paper is simply denoting a footnote that has already been mentioned but has come up a second time. 🔊
To avoid writing out the same footnote every time it comes up in a paper, you can mark the footnotes following the original as Ibidem. 🔊
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