ditto
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oʊ noun
1.
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Abbreviation: do. Symbol: ″. Compare ditto mark.
2.
another of the same.
3.
Informal. a duplicate; copy.
adverb
4.
as already stated; likewise.
verb (used with object)
5.
to make a copy of, using a Ditto machine.
6.
to duplicate or repeat the action or statement of (another person).
Origin:
1615–25; < Italian, variant of detto < Latin dictus said, past participle of dīcere to say; see dictum
1615–25; < Italian, variant of detto < Latin dictus said, past participle of dīcere to say; see dictum
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ditto (ˈdɪtəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -tos | |
| 1. | do the aforementioned; the above; the same. Used in accounts, lists, etc, to avoid repetition and symbolized by two small marks (ˌ) known as ditto marks, placed under the thing repeated |
| 2. | informal |
| a. a duplicate | |
| b. (as modifier): a ditto copy | |
| —adv | |
| 3. | in the same way |
| —sentence substitute | |
| 4. | informal used to avoid repeating or to confirm agreement with an immediately preceding sentence |
| —vb , -tos, -tos, -toing, -toed | |
| 5. | (tr) to copy; repeat |
| [C17: from Italian (Tuscan dialect), variant of detto said, from dicere to say, from Latin] | |
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Word Origin & History
ditto
1625, Tuscan dial. ditto "(in) the said (month or year)," from It. detto, pp. of dire "to say," from L. dicere (see diction). Originally used in It. to avoid repetition of month names in a series of dates; generalized meaning of "same as above" first recorded in Eng. 1678.
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