op. cit.

[ op-sit ]

/ ˈɒp ˈsɪt /

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abbreviation

in the work cited.

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Origin of op. cit.

From Latin opere citātō

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH op. cit.

op. cit. , ibid., ibidem, idem

Words nearby op. cit.

opaque, opaque context, opaque projector, op art, OPC, op. cit., ope, OPEC, Opechancanough, Op-Ed, Opelika

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How to use op. cit. in a sentence

Gays have won, Mr. Barron said in his op-ed for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Christians are now “outlaws” and “martyrs.”
Do LGBTs Owe Christians an Olive Branch? Try The Other Way Around|Jay Michaelson|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Judie Brown, president of American Life League, penned an op-ed blasting the “obvious erection.”
When the Religious Right Attacked ‘The Little Mermaid’|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Bowman had just written an op-ed for TheWashington Post detailing alleged sexual assaults by Cosby in the mid-1980s.
It’s Not Just Cosby: Hollywood’s Long List of Male Scumbags|Asawin Suebsaeng|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He did not tell his family until shortly before the op-ed came out.
America’s First Post-Gay Governor|David Freedlander|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Jonathan Merritt, a popular religion writer, recently raised this question in an op-ed for The Week.
Is the Christian Music Industry Softening on Gays?|Matthew Paul Turner|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Itaq solebat ipse crebr dictitare, valde optare se, vt cit lingu nossemus.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
The Waltz without opus number and the Sonata, Op. 4, are likewise posthumous publications.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
Speaking of the introduction to the Variations, Op. 2, he says: "The composer pretends to be going to work out the theme."
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The twelfth study of Op. 10 (composed in September, 1831) invalidates all she says about fire, passion, and rushing torrents.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks
The A flat major Polonaise (Op. 53), for instance, he could not thunder forth in the way we are accustomed to hear it.
Frederick Chopin as a Man and Musician|Frederick Niecks

British Dictionary definitions for op. cit.

op. cit.

abbreviation for (in textual annotations)

opere citato

Word Origin for op. cit.

Latin: in the work cited

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