loc. cit.
Writing & Everyday abbreviation · Latin
| Stands for | Loco citato (in the place cited) |
|---|---|
| Categories | Writing & Everyday |
loc. cit. stands for Loco citato (in the place cited), a Latin abbreviation.
Refers to exactly the same passage, including the same page, of a work cited in an earlier, non-consecutive note. Unlike op. cit., it is never followed by a page number, because the location has not changed.
Example: Note 15 reads "Tawney, loc. cit.," confirming that the quotation comes from the same page cited in note 7.
Usage notes
Like op. cit., it has largely disappeared from modern citation styles, and Chicago recommends shortened citations instead. It is practical only when the earlier note is easy to find. Pronounced "lock sit" or read as "in the place cited." Older printers sometimes italicized it along with other Latin terms.
Related abbreviations
More Latin abbreviations
- fl. – Floruit (flourished)
- i.a. – Inter alia (among other things)
- i.e. – Id est (that is)
- ibid. – Ibidem (in the same place)
- Id. – Idem (the same)
- inst. – Instante mense (this month)
- M.O. – Modus operandi (method of operating)
- N.B. – Nota bene (note well)
- nem. con. – Nemine contradicente (with no one dissenting)
- op. cit. – Opere citato (in the work cited)
- p.a. – Per annum (per year)
- p.m. – Post meridiem (after midday)