Apedia

Identity Leisure Idem Ahy Dem Id Em Pronoun Previously Mentioned

Idem is a pronoun meaning 'the same as previously mentioned'. It has Latin roots and is used in academic contexts to refer back to information already stated, as illustrated in the provided examples.

idem: pronoun meaning the same as previously mentioned. It originates from Latin. The examples show its use in academic writing to refer back to previously stated information.

Back idem \AHY-dem, ID-em\
Front
pronoun
The same as previously given or mentioned.

[Idem stems from the Latin word of the same spelling which meant essentially "it."]

Moreover, the EU presents a governance system where the authority of government is dispersed into multiple levels and institutions (idem, p. 20). - Giovanni Moro, Citizens in Europe, 2011

Indeed, if narrative identity is the identity of the characters associated with this leisure life-world, it is also the identity which links ipse and idem. - Tony Blackshaw, Leisure Life, 2003

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