Associations to the word «Ditto»

Wiktionary

DITTO, noun. That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
DITTO, noun. (informal) A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator
DITTO, noun. A copy; an imitation.
DITTO, noun. A symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), when indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
DITTO, adverb. As said before, likewise.
DITTO, verb. (transitive) To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.
DITTO, interjection. Used to show agreement with what another person has said.
DITTO SUIT, noun. A suit of dittoes.

Dictionary definition

DITTO, noun. A mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated.
DITTO, verb. Repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument".

Wise words

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