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Jan. 18, 2015
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totidem verbis Audio Pronunciation
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\TAW-ti-dem WER-bees; Eng. TOT-i-dem VUR-bis\

1. Latin. with just so many words; in these words.
Quotes
"It is true," said he, "there is nothing here in this will, totidem verbis, making mention of shoulder-knots, but I dare conjecture we may find them inclusive, or totidem syllabis."
-- Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub, 1704
Origin
Totidem verbis is a Latin phrase that carries the same meaning as the English borrowing.
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