passus

[ pas-uhs ]

/ ˌpæs əs /

noun, plural pas·sus, pas·sus·es.

a section or division of a story, poem, etc.; canto.

Origin of passus

1565–75; <Medieval Latin, Latin: step. See pace¹

Words nearby passus

pass the time, pass the torch, pass-through, pass through one's mind, pass up, passus, pass with flying colors, password, Passy, past, pasta

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Example sentences from the Web for passus

One of the "passus" is just twice the average length, and 30 lines longer than the one which comes next to it in size.
Beowulf|R. W. Chambers
The expression used, however, for fathoms is passus, presumably the Roman measure equal to 58.1 inches.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola
This only extends to eleven passus, or less than half of the whole poem, as subsequently written.
British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII|Various
Gressus is a product of going, but passus, of standing also, if the feet are at the same distance from each other as in walking.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein

British Dictionary definitions for passus

passus

/ (ˈpæsəs) /

noun plural -sus or -suses

(esp in medieval literature) a division or section of a poem, story, etc

Word Origin for passus

C16: from Latin: step, pace 1

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单词	passus
释义	passus [ pas-uhs ] / ˌpæs əs / noun, plural pas·sus, pas·sus·es. a section or division of a story, poem, etc.; canto. Origin of passus 1565–75; <Medieval Latin, Latin: step. See pace¹ Words nearby passus pass the time, pass the torch, pass-through, pass through one's mind, pass up, passus, pass with flying colors, password, Passy, past, pasta Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for passus One of the "passus" is just twice the average length, and 30 lines longer than the one which comes next to it in size. Beowulf\|R. W. Chambers The expression used, however, for fathoms is passus, presumably the Roman measure equal to 58.1 inches. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola This only extends to eleven passus, or less than half of the whole poem, as subsequently written. British Quarterly Review, American Edition, Vol. LIII\|Various Gressus is a product of going, but passus, of standing also, if the feet are at the same distance from each other as in walking. Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes\|Ludwig Dderlein British Dictionary definitions for passus passus / (ˈpæsəs) / noun plural -sus or -suses (esp in medieval literature) a division or section of a poem, story, etc Word Origin for passus C16: from Latin: step, pace 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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