opere citato

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In the work (already) cited or quoted. Used, typically in footnotes and endnotes, to cite in an abbreviated form a source that has been cited previously; frequently abbreviated as op. cit.

Pronunciation

ŏʹpĕrā sĭtäʹtō /ˈɒpɛɹeɪ sɪˈtɑːtəʊ/

Word forms

opere citato

Etymology

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 (“to summon”). Compare opus citatum, opere laudato, loco citato, locus citatus.

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