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passim
/ˈpæsɪm/
adv 1adj 1
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3PASSIM + NOUN
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PREP.
in
ADV.
often
Definitions
adv
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).
adj
1
That occurs at various places throughout a text
In these passim allusions one often ‘nods’.
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adverb — used to refer to cited works
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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 sup
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See also Hearings on H.R.8825 before the House Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 70th Cong., 1st Sess., passim (1928).
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In these passim allusions one often ‘nods’.
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