ditto marks

  • 1ditto marks — plural noun A sign ’’ written immediately below a word, etc to show that it is to be understood as repeated • • • Main Entry: ↑ditto …

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  • 2ditto marks — /ˈdɪtoʊ maks/ (say ditoh mahks) plural noun two small marks ( ) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated …

  • 3Ditto marks — Кавычки, указывающие на повторение …

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  • 4Ditto mark — 〃 Ditto mark Punctuation apostrophe ( …

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  • 5ditto — [dit′ō] n. pl. dittos [It (Tuscan), var. of detto, said < L dictus, pp. of dicere, to say: see DICTION] 1. the same (as something said or appearing above or before) 2. a duplicate; another of the same 3. DITTO MARK adv. as said above; as… …

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  • 6ditto mark — noun a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated • Syn: ↑ditto • Derivationally related forms: ↑ditto (for: ↑ditto) • Hypernyms: ↑mark * * * Often …

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  • 7ditto — [[t]dɪ̱toʊ[/t]] In informal English, you can use ditto to represent a word or phrase that you have just used in order to avoid repeating it. In written lists, ditto can be represented by ditto marks the symbol underneath the word that you want to …

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  • 8ditto — n. & v. n. (pl. os) 1 (in accounts, inventories, lists, etc.) the aforesaid, the same. Usage: Often represented by under the word or sum to be repeated. 2 colloq. (replacing a word or phrase to avoid repetition) the same (came in late last night… …

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  • 9ditto mark — Often, ditto marks. two small marks ( ) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated. * * * …

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  • 10ditto mark — dit′to mark n. Often, ditto marks. two small marks (〃) indicating the repetition of something, usu. placed beneath the thing repeated …

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