DITTO Definition & Meaning

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ditto

[dit-oh]

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dittos

the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). do. ″.
another of the same.
Informal.��a duplicate; copy.

dittoed, dittoing

ditto

/ ˈ��ɪ��əʊ /

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
informal��
1. a duplicate
2. ( as modifier )
  a ditto copy

informal��used to avoid repeating or to confirm agreement with an immediately preceding sentence

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Origin of ditto¹

First recorded in 1615–25; from Italian, variant of detto “said,” from Latin dictus, past participle of ��ī�� “to say”; dictum ( def. )

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Origin of ditto¹

C17: from Italian (Tuscan dialect), variant of detto said, from dicere to say, from Latin

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That Ellie is relentless has been made abundantly clear; ditto the fact that she is confused about her purpose in life.

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“Mum didn’t teach them because she was out at work and Dad ditto, if he ever could cook!”

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Ditto the summer, ditto the autumn, and yes, ditto the winter.

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He also calls the business fraud case against him election interference; ditto, the election interference case itself.

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And they will continue to behave as such until it physically can't be in the spring, but in the summer… and ditto the autumn, and, yes, the winter.

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