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- Dictionaryditto/ˈdɪtəʊ/
noun
- 1. the same thing again (used in lists and accounts and often indicated by a ditto mark under the word or figure to be repeated).
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DITTO definition: 1. used to agree with something that has just been said, or to avoid repeating something that has…. Learn more.
The meaning of DITTO is as before or aforesaid : in the same manner —used to indicate that a previous statement also applies to something or someone else. How to use ditto in a sentence.
DITTO meaning: 1. used to agree with something that has just been said, or to avoid repeating something that has…. Learn more.
Ditto definition: the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Abbreviation: do. Symbol. See examples of DITTO used in a sentence.
DITTO definition: 1. used to agree with something that has been said, or to avoid repeating something that has been…. Learn more.
In informal English, you can use ditto to represent a word or phrase that you have just used in order to avoid repeating it. In written lists, ditto can be represented by ditto marks – the symbol " – underneath the word that you want to repeat.
DITTO meaning: 1 : used to say that whatever you have said about one person or thing is also true of another person or thing; 2 : used in speech to show you agree with what someone has just said or have the same opinion.
1. The same as stated above or before. 2. A duplicate; a copy. 3. A pair of small marks ( " ) used to indicate that the word, phrase, or figure given above is to be repeated. adv. As before. tr.v. dit·toed, dit·to·ing, dit·tos. To duplicate (a document, for example).
A ditto looks like a quotation mark — " — and it's used as you go down a list to indicate you're repeating whatever is above.
To express that he felt the same way, my friend exclaimed, "Ditto!", when I was done speaking. Hannah encouraged me to speak my mind instead of saying " ditto " at every break in the conversation. The lecturer was very repetitive, so I used a lot of ditto marks while taking notes.
