passim

[ pas-im ]

/ ˈpæs ɪm /

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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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Words nearby passim

pas seul, pass-fail, pass for, passible, passifloraceous, passim, passing, passing bell, passing lane, passing note, passing shot

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How to use passim in a sentence

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
Accounts of the Commune, passim, in Journal du siège, pp. 210 et seq.
The Life of Joan of Arc, Vol. 1 and 2 (of 2)|Anatole France
Enatum inde monumentum aere perennius, licet passim appareant sinistre dicta, minus perfecta, veritati non satis consentanea.
Memoirs of My Life and Writings|Edward Gibbon
See also, Critical Inquiry into the opinions and practice of the ancient philosophers, passim.
Reflections on the Rise and Fall of the Ancient Republicks|Edward Wortley Montagu

Much information will also be found in Notes and Queries, passim—especially the 9th series.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 6|Various

British Dictionary definitions for passim

passim

/ Latin (ˈpæsɪm) /

adverb

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

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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.”