op. cit.
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Origin of op. cit.
From Latin opere citātō
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But banned are such standard and numbing footnote fare as ed. cit., loc. cit., op. cit., idem and ibid.
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Nero, D. IV., 8th century; also Edward Buhle, op. cit., pl. ii. and pp. 12-24.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
See also the analysis in Langlois, op. cit. pp. 223-75, especially p.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
On this feature see Luther and Meyer, op. cit. pp.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
The whole register is analysed in Langlois, op. cit. pp. 305-53.
From Medieval English Nunneries c. 1275 to 1535 by Power, Eileen
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