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- adverb “in the work already quoted” — used, typically in
footnotes andendnotes , tocite in anabbreviated form asource that has been cited previously; frequently abbreviated asop. cit.
Etymologies
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From post-Classical Latin opere citātō ("in the work quoted"), ablative singular form of opus citātum ("quoted work”, “the work quoted"), from Classical Latin opus ("work") + citātum, neuter singular past participial form of citō ("I summon"); compare opus citatum, opere laudato, loco citato, locus citatus.
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kiltwraith commented on the word opere citato
op. cit.
October 19, 2010