o.c.

1. Archit. on center. See center (def. 20).

2. in the work cited.

[ < L opere citato]

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oc-,

prefix. the form of ob- (Cf. ↑ob-) before c, as in occasion.

o/c (no periods),

overcharge.

o.c.,

in the work cited (Latin, opere citato).

Usage op. cit. is the abbreviation now more commonly used.

Oc. or oc.,

ocean.

OC (no periods),

oral contraceptive.

O.C.,

1. Officer Candidate.

2. British. Officer Commanding (C.O. in American use).

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abbr.

■ Architecture on center

■ in the work cited

Origin:

from Latin opere citato