ditty

The definition of a ditty is a simple song.

(noun)

An example of a ditty is a jingle for a commercial.

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See ditty in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun pl. ditties

a short, simple song

Origin: ME dite < OFr dité < L dictatum, thing dictated, neut. pp. of dictare: see dictate

See ditty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. dit·ties
A simple song.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English dite, a literary composition

Origin: , from Old French dite

Origin: , from Latin dictātum, thing dictated

Origin: , from

Origin: neuter past participle of dictāre, to dictate, frequentative of dīcere, to say; see deik- in Indo-European roots

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