loco citato

[ loh-koh ki-tah-toh; English loh-koh sahy-tey-toh, si-tah-toh ]

/ ˈloʊ koʊ kɪˈtɑ toʊ; English ˈloʊ koʊ saɪˈteɪ toʊ, sɪˈtɑ toʊ /

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adverb Latin.

in the place cited.

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Also loc. cit.

[lok-sit] /ˈlɒk ˈsɪt/ .

Origin of loco citato

From Latin locō citātō

Words nearby loco citato

lock washer, Lockwood, Lockwood home, Lockyer, loco, loco citato, loco disease, Locofoco, Locofocoism, locoism, locoman

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How to use loco citato in a sentence

Reddit users worldwide went loco for the opportunity to ask the president of Taco Bell anything.
The Best of Taco Bell’s Reddit AMA|The Daily Beast|March 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cameron is in essence assuming the role of in loco parentis in relation to almost every household in Britain.
Britain’s Idiotic “Opt-In” Porn Ban|Brendan O’Neill|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Children of the Corn” borrows a lot of pulp staples: a found body; a rural hamlet; religion gone loco; evil kids.
Great New Reads|The Daily Beast|October 31, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Seqvitvr iam ex initio propositis tertium, nimirum vt exponatur, quonam tand loco rem Christianam his in locis offenderimus.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

I perceive the deadly loco's odor there, and say it poison is; it drives them mad for evermore.
A Fortune Hunter; Or, The Old Stone Corral|John Dunloe Carteret
Mastrius (loco jam citato) tenet inseminationem esse necessariam.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine|Austin Malley
There is a very real sense in which the crowd stands to his emotional life in loco parentis.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
In another connection I have referred to the fact that the crowd stands to the member in loco parentis.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin

British Dictionary definitions for loco citato

loco citato

/ (ˈlɒkəʊ sɪˈtɑːtəʊ) /

in the place or passage quotedAbbreviation: loc. cit, lc

Word Origin for loco citato

Latin: in the place cited

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