Op. cit.
Latin abbreviation
Op. cit. is an abbreviation of the Latin phrase opus citatum or opere citato, meaning 'the work cited' or 'in the cited work', respectively.
Overview
The abbreviation is used in an endnote or footnote to refer the reader to a cited work, standing in for repetition of the full title of the work. Op. cit. thus refers the reader to the bibliography, where the full citation of the work can be found, or to a full citation given in a previous footnote. Op. cit. should never, therefore, be used on its own, which would be meaningless, but most often with the author's surname, or another brief clue as to which work is referred to.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Op. cit.” as latin abbreviation. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
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The subject matters to the general reference register because the source frames it as latin abbreviation. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 31, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3357597. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference.
Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
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