en passantadverb
uk/ˌɒ̃ ˈpæs.ɒ̃/us/ˌɑ̃ː pæsˈɑ̃ː/formalFrench for 'in passing': if you say something en passant, you mention it quickly while talking about something else:
She mentioned, en passant, that she'd been in L.A. the previous week.
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Quoting & making references
- above
- allusive
- bandy sth around
- bring
- citation
- come up
- cross-reference
- direct speech
- drag
- misquote
- passing
- pursuant
- quotation
- quote
- quote... unquote idiom
- referent
- said
- touch
- touch on/upon sth
- undermentioned
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