ɪm adverb Latin.
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
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| —adv | |
| here and there; throughout: used to indicate that what is referred to occurs frequently in the work cited | |
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Passim
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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Word Origin & History
passim
1803, "occurring in various places," from L., lit. "scatteredly," adv. from passus, pp. of pandere "to stretch."
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Cultural Dictionary
passim [(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.”
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Computing Dictionary
PASSIM definition
A simulation language based on Pascal.
["PASSIM: A Discrete-Event Simulation Package for Pascal", D.H Uyeno et al, Simulation 35(6):183-190 (Dec 1980)].
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