passim

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[Latin, Everywhere.] A term frequently used to indicate a general reference to a book or legal authority.

(pas-im)

A word used in footnotes and similar material to indicate that a word or subject occurs frequently. For example, an entry in an index reading “coal: 78-86 passim” means that coal is mentioned throughout pages 78 to 86. Passim is Latin for “throughout” or “here and there.”

here and there

For a list of words related to passim, see:

• Devices, Techniques, and Elements - passim: (adv) Latin. lit. here and there; used to indicate repetition of phrase or idea throughout book or article
• Latin Words and Phrases - passim: lit. here and there; repeated in many places

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See words rhyming with "passim."

Dansk (Danish)
adv. - adskillige steder

Nederlands (Dutch)
passim (door een heel boek/werk verspreid)

Français (French)
adv. - à travers, souvent

Deutsch (German)
adv. - hier und da

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - απανταχού, παντού

Italiano (Italian)
passim, in vari luoghi del testo

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - aqui e ali

Русский (Russian)
повсюду

Español (Spanish)
adv. - pássim, aquí y allá

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - här o där

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
各处, 到处

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 各處, 到處

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 도처에, 곳곳에

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 諸所に

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) هنا وهناك, كثير الوقوع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮מופיע פה ושם (בספר)‬

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