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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024dit•to /ˈdɪtoʊ/USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos, adv., v. n. - what has just been said or mentioned earlier;
the above;
the same (used in lists, etc.):[uncountable]We bought two books at $45.00 each, ditto at $65. - Informal Termsa duplicate;
copy:[countable]Make a ditto of this and mail it.
adv. - (used after another phrase or sentence) just as already stated;
likewise: the same:"I'll have a beer.'' — "Ditto.'' (= I'll have one, too.)
v. [~ + object] - to make a copy of on a duplicating machine:He dittoed several copies of the document.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024dit•to (dit′ō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos, adv., v., -toed, -to•ing. n. - the aforesaid;
the above;
the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Abbr.: do. Symbol: ʺ. Cf. ditto mark. - another of the same.
- Informal Termsa duplicate;
copy.
adv. - as already stated;
likewise.
v.t. - to make a copy of, using a Ditto machine.
- to duplicate or repeat the action or statement of (another person).
- Latin dictus said, past participle of dīcere to say; see dictum
- Italian, variant of detto
- 1615–25
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ditto /ˈdɪtəʊ/ n ( pl -tos)- 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 a duplicate
adv - in the same way
sentence substitute - informal used to avoid repeating or to confirm agreement with an immediately preceding sentence
vb ( -tos, -toing, -toed)- (transitive) to copy; repeat
Etymology: 17th Century: from Italian (Tuscan dialect), variant of detto said, from dicere to say, from Latin |