op. cit.

American  

[op sit] / ˈɒp ˈsɪt /

abbreviation

1. in the work cited.

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op. cit. British  

abbreviation

1. opere citato

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Etymology

Origin of op. cit.

From Latin opere citātō

Example Sentences

In the case of citations — all that “op. cit.,” “cf.” and “passim” business — dispensing with them is a mercy.

From Washington Post

A shouted question came from a store employee: “Does he want the companion volume by op. cit.?”

From New York Times

Effectiveness of comprehensible-input based instruction: Krashen, op. cit.;

From Washington Post

The father’s will is in Sharpe, op. cit.

From Project Gutenberg

Walcott, E. C. M. op. cit. pp. 33-4.

From Project Gutenberg