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pas⋅sim

[pas-im]
–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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pas·sim   (pās'ĭm)   
adv.  Throughout or frequently; here and there. Used in textual annotation to indicate that something, such as a word or passage, occurs frequently in the work cited.

[Latin, from passus, past participle of pandere, to scatter, spread out; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
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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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Word Origin & History

passim 
1803, "occurring in various places," from L., lit. "scatteredly," adv. from passus, pp. of pandere "to stretch."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: pas·sim
Pronunciation: 'pa-s&m, -"sim, 'pä-"sEm
Function: adverb
Etymology: Latin, here and there
: in one place and another —used in citations of cases, articles, or books to indicate that something (as a word, phrase, or idea) is found at many places in the work cited Arango, 621 Federal Reporter, Second Series 1371 passim>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Computing Dictionary

PASSIM
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)].

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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