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English
Etymology
L. everywhere
Pronunciation
IPA|/�pæsɪm/
audio|en-us-passim.ogg|Audio (US)
Adverb
en-adv|-
- throughout or frequently
- here and there
Quotations
1751 � w:David Hume|David Hume, s:An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals|An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
:The sceptics assert [Sext. Emp. adrersus 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.].
1978 � w:Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court of the United States, s:F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation|F.C.C. v. Pacifica Foundation
:See also Hearings on H.R.8825 before the House Committee on the Merchant Marine and Fisheries, 70th Cong., 1st Sess., passim (1928).
Usage notes
used especially with the name of a book or writer to indicate that something (as a word, phrase, or idea) is to be found at many places in the same book or writer's work
for example, in the Private Eye magazine, articles that relate to long-running stories would refer to (see Eyes passim), e.g. those relating to a disgraced former councillor who leaves the country to avoid fines for gerrymandering
Translations
Latin: #Latin|passim
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Latin
Adverb
passim
- everywhere
- here and there
de:passim
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fi:passim
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