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passus

[ pas-uhs ]

noun

, plural pas·sus, pas·sus·es.
  1. a section or division of a story, poem, etc.; canto.


passus

/ ˈpæsəs /

noun

  1. (esp in medieval literature) a division or section of a poem, story, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of passus1

1565–75; < Medieval Latin, Latin: step. See pace 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of passus1

C16: from Latin: step, pace 1
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Example Sentences

One of the "passus" is just twice the average length, and 30 lines longer than the one which comes next to it in size.

Quærens me sedisti lassus,Redemisti crucem passus;Tantus labor non sit cassus.

Gressus is a product of going, but passus, of standing also, if the feet are at the same distance from each other as in walking.

The B-text is much longer, containing 7242 lines, with additional passus following after xi.

Malpas is said to mean "smooth passage," although the word certainly seems to be a corruption of malus passus, a bad passage.

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