sic passim

American  

[seek pahs-sim, sik pas-im] / sik ˈpɑs sɪm, sɪk ˈpæs ɪm /

adverb

Latin.

1. 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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sic passim British  

/ ˈsɪk ˈpæsɪm /

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

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Etymology

Origin of sic passim

literally: thus everywhere

Example Sentences

Sic, sik, adv. so, thus—printed within brackets in quoted matter to show that the original is being correctly reproduced, even though incorrect or wrong.—Sic passim, so throughout.

From Project Gutenberg