passim
/ˈpæ.sɪm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
adv
Used in citations to indicate that something, as a word, phrase, or idea, is to be found at many places throughout the work cited; here and there, throughout.
adj
That occurs at various places throughout a text.
Example Sentences
- "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)."
- "In these passim allusions one often ‘nods’."
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin pandō Proto-Indo-European *-tim Proto-Italic *-tim Latin -tim Latin passimubor. English passim Unadapted borrowing from Latin passim (“everywhere, here and there”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpæ.sɪm/
- British English: /ˈpæ.sɪm/