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opere citato

UK/ˈɒpɛɹeɪ sɪˈtɑːtəʊ/

opere citato adverb: in the work (already) cited or quoted. Used, typically in footnotes and endnotes, to cite in an abbreviated form a source that has been cited previously; frequently abbreviated as op. cit.

Adverb

opere citato (not comparable)

  1. In the work (already) cited or quoted. Used, typically in footnotes and endnotes, to cite in an abbreviated form a source that has been cited previously; frequently abbreviated as op. cit.
    • k̂ey-², however, has both in the Baltic nouns adduced and in the Baltic pronouns added by Arbeitman (operibus citatis) both centum and satəm reflexes.2000, Yoël L. Arbeitman, editor, Orbis Supplementa — The Asia Minor Connexion: Studies on the Pre-Greek Languages, in Memory of Charles Carter, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 14, →ISBN
    • On the lack of a true forum for discussion in the PPP, see, among others, Waseem, opere citato, pp. 324–325; Anwar H. Syed, op.cit. pp. 207–214.2004, Subrata Kumar Mitra, Mike Enskat, and Clemens Spiess, Political Parties in South Asia, page 176, note 32 (Greenwood Publishing Group; →ISBN, 9780275968328)

Origin of opere citato

From post-Classical Latin opere citātō (“in the work quoted”), ablative singular form of opus citātum (“quoted work; the work quoted”), from Classical Latin opus (“work”) + citātum, neuter singular past participial form of citō (“to summon”). Compare opus citatum, opere laudato, loco citato, locus citatus.

Questions about opere citato

What does opere citato mean?
Opere citato means in the work (already) cited or quoted. Used, typically in footnotes and endnotes, to cite in an abbreviated form a source that has been cited previously; frequently abbreviated as op. cit.
What part of speech is opere citato?
Opere citato is an adverb.
How do you pronounce opere citato?
Opere citato is pronounced /ˈɒpɛɹeɪ sɪˈtɑːtəʊ/ (UK).

Words near opere citato in the dictionary

  1. operculoinsular
  2. operculopremotor
  3. operculum
  4. operculums
  5. opere
  6. opere citato
  7. operetta
  8. operetta house
  9. operetta houses
  10. operettas
  11. operette

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