op cit

Definition	:	opere citato Latin in the work cited
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What does op cit mean?

Op. cit. is short for the Latin phrase “opere citato”, meaning “in the work cited”. It is often used to avoid repeating the details of a book or article that has already been referred to when all the details other than the page number are the same.
Op. cit. is used after an author's name to refer to a book of theirs that has already been mentioned.