Meaning of idem | Babel Free
[ˈiː.dẽː]Definitions
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the same demonstrative, pronoun
- Equivalent to 'self': One individual's personality, character, demeanor, or disposition.
Equivalents
Examples
“29 bc. Virgil. Georgics, III”
Love is the same for all
““… Eadem mē ad fāta vocāssēs: īdem ambās ferrō dolor, atque eadem hōra tulisset.” “You should have called me to the same fate: Both of us could have been taken by the sword – the same pain, and at the same hour.””
(Anna speaks to her dying sister, Dido.)
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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