PASSIM

passim, throughout

(adverb) used to refer to cited works

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

passim (not comparable)

throughout or frequently

here and there

Usage notes

Used especially in citations, often with simply the name of a book or writer, to indicate that something (as a word, phrase, or idea) is to be found at many places throughout the section, book, or writings of the author cited.

Anagrams

• sampis

Source: Wiktionary


Pas"sim, adv. Etym: [L.]

Definition: Here and there; everywhere; as, this word occurs passim in the poem.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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