passim

[ pas-im ]

/ ˈpæs ɪm /

adverb Latin.

here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.

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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

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Definition for passim (2 of 2)

sic passim

[ seek pahs-sim; English sik pas-im ]

/ sik ˈpɑs sɪm; English sɪk ˈpæs ɪm /

adverb Latin.

so throughout: used especially as a footnote to indicate that a word, phrase, or idea recurs throughout the book being cited.

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Example sentences from the Web for passim

Juvénal des Ursins and Journal d'un bourgeois de Paris, passim.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
For a justification of what is here said about these schools, see that valuable book, "Essays on a Liberal Education," passim.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews|Thomas Henry Huxley
The very word "home" had a magic in it, and so forth: consult Literature, passim!
It Never Can Happen Again|William De Morgan
See also "La Science Sociale," passim, especially in its earlier vols.
Civics: as Applied Sociology|Patrick Geddes

Those who have any doubts on this subject may consult Sainte-Palaye, passim, and more particularly vol.
The Works of Lord Byron, Volume 2|George Gordon Byron

British Dictionary definitions for passim (1 of 2)

passim

/ Latin (ˈpæsɪm) /

adverb

here and there; throughout: used to indicate that what is referred to occurs frequently in the work cited

British Dictionary definitions for passim (2 of 2)

sic passim

/ Latin (ˈsɪk ˈpæsɪm) /

a phrase used in printed works to indicate that a word, spelling, etc, occurs in the same form throughout

Word Origin for sic passim

literally: thus everywhere

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Cultural definitions for passim

passim

[ (pas-im) ]

A word used in footnotes and similar material to indicate that a word or subject occurs frequently. For example, an entry in an index reading “coal: 78–86 passim” means that coal is mentioned throughout pages 78 to 86. Passim is Latin for “throughout” or “here and there.”