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passim

adverb

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Pronunciation: /ˈpæsɪm/

adj

Etymology: From the Latin passim (“here and there, everywhere”).

  1. That occurs at various places throughout a text

    In these passim allusions one often ‘nods’.

adv

Etymology: From the Latin passim (“here and there, everywhere”).

  1. Throughout (used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited).

    The sceptics assert [Sext. Emp. adversus Math. lib. viii.], though absurdly, that the origin of all religious worship was derived from the utility of inanimate objects, as the sun and moon, to the support and well-being of mankind. This is also the common reason assigned by historians, for the deification of eminent heroes and legislators [Diod. Sic. passim.].

    See also Hearings on H.R.8825 before the House Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 70th Cong., 1st Sess., passim (1928).