ditto (noun)

  • 1ditto — ► NOUN 1) the same thing again (used in lists and often indicated by a ditto mark). 2) (also ditto mark) a symbol consisting of two apostrophes ( ) representing a repetition. ORIGIN originally meaning «in the aforesaid month»: from Italian detto… …

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  • 2ditto 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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  • 3ditto — dit‧to [ˈdɪtəʊ ǁ toʊ] noun [countable] a mark ( ) that you write beneath a word in a list so that you do not have to write the same word again * * * ditto UK US /ˈdɪtəʊ/ noun [C, usually singular] ► the symbol (〃) that means the same and is… …

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  • 4ditto — noun 1》 the same thing again (used in lists and often indicated by a ditto mark under the word or figure to be repeated). 2》 (also ditto mark) a symbol consisting of two apostrophes („) representing a repetition. Origin C17: from Tuscan dialect,… …

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  • 5ditto 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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  • 6ditto — I UK [ˈdɪtəʊ] / US [ˈdɪtoʊ] adverb spoken used for saying that you agree with what someone has just said or that your feelings or wishes are the same as theirs I m having the cheese and tomato pizza. Ditto. • ditto (for) someone/something used… …

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  • 7ditto — dit|to1 [ dıtou ] adverb SPOKEN used for saying that you agree with what someone has just said or that your feelings or wishes are the same as theirs: I m having the cheese and tomato pizza. Ditto. ditto (for) someone/something used for saying… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 8ditto — I. noun (plural dittos) Etymology: Italian ditto, detto, past participle of dire to say, from Latin dicere more at diction Date: circa 1639 1. a thing mentioned previously or above used to avoid repeating a word; often symbolized by inverted… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 9ditto — 1. noun /ˈdɪtəʊ,ˈdɪtoʊ/ a) That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same. Please run off twenty four dittos of this assignment, for my students. b) A duplicate or …

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  • 10ditto — 1 adverb spoken used to say that something is the same as something else, or that you think the same as someone else: “I m absolutely fed up with this job.” “Ditto.” 2 noun plural dittos (C) a mark ( ) you use instead of repeating what you have… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English