ditto

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: ditto mark

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeatedSynonyms: ditto mark

Verb (1)

  1. repeat an action or statement“The next speaker dittoed her argument”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ditto \Dit"to\, adv. As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also. [1913 Webster]
Ditto \Dit"to\, n.; pl. Dittos. [It., detto, ditto, fr. L. dictum. See Dictum.] The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to do., or to two "turned commas" ("), or small marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition. [1913 Webster]

A spacious table in the center, and a variety of smaller dittos in the corners. --Dickens. [1913 Webster]

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