Latin phrase, "in just so many words," that is, "in these very words," from demonstrative of Latin totus "whole, entire" (see total (adj.)) + ablative plural of verbum "word" (see verb).
in loco parentis
in medias res
in memoriam
in re
in situ
in totidem verbis
in toto
in utero
in vitro
in vivo
in't
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