US /ˈpæs.ɪm/ UK /ˈpæs.ɪm/
adv Freq #827919

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    in many places throughout a cited work, used after a page or section reference

    The editor discusses the disputed attribution on pages 42–47 and passim.

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Synonyms
1 adv · in many places throughout a... throughouthere and there
Word family
Related forms ibidcitationreference

Etymology

Borrowed directly from Latin passim, 'here and there, in all directions, everywhere.' English preserves the Latin form chiefly as a scholarly citation term.

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