sic passim

American

[seek pahs-sim, sik pas-im] / sik ˈpɑs sɪm, 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.

sic passim British

/ ˈsɪk ˈpæsɪm /

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

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