Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Ditto"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
A spacious table in the center, and a variety of
smaller dittos in the corners. --Dickens.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ditto \Dit"to\, adv.
As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ditto
n : a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
[syn: {ditto mark}]
v 1: repeat an action
2: repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her
argument"
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