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loc. cit.

loc. cit. adverb: in the work (of the author specified) previously cited.

Adverb

loc. cit. (not comparable)

  1. In the work (of the author specified) previously cited.
    • See Greer, (1973), loc. cit., 206.1988, Clive Walker, The Prevention of Terrorism in British Law, Manchester University Press, →ISBN, page 132

Origin of loc. cit.

Abbreviation of Latin loco citato (“in the place cited”).

Questions about loc. cit.

What does loc. cit. mean?
Loc. cit. means in the work (of the author specified) previously cited.
What part of speech is loc. cit.?
Loc. cit. is an adverb.

Words near loc. cit. in the dictionary

  1. lobworms
  2. loc
  3. loc'd
  4. loc'd out
  5. loc.
  6. loc. cit.
  7. loca
  8. Locach
  9. local
  10. local administrative unit
  11. local administrative units

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