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ditto definition

ditto (dit′ō)

noun pl. dittos -·tos

  1. the same (as something said or appearing above or before)
  2. a duplicate; another of the same
  3. ditto mark

Etymology: It (Tuscan), var. of detto, said < L dictus, pp. of dicere, to say: see diction

adverb

as said above; as before; likewise

transitive verb dittoed -·toed, dittoing -·to·ing

  1. to duplicate or make copies of
  2. to indicate repetition of, by using ditto marks
  3. to do again; repeat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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