Citation Glossary

Ibid.

Latin abbreviation for "ibidem" meaning "in the same place." Used in footnotes and endnotes to refer to the source cited in the immediately preceding note. Common in Chicago and legal citation styles.

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1. Smith, Research Methods, 45. 2. Ibid., 47.

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