ditto
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Definitions ofditto
- That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.
Example: "Please run off twenty-four dittos of this assignment, for my students."
- A copy; an imitation.
- A symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), when indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
- (in the plural) A suit of clothes of the same colour throughout.
- To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.
- As said before, likewise.
- Used as an expression of agreement with what another person has said, or to indicate that what they have said equally applies to the person being addressed.
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