ditto n : a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated [syn: ditto mark] v : repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"

English

Etymology

First attested in 1625. From etyl it detto, past participle of dire < etyl la dico

Pronunciation

• italbrac RP /ˈdɪtəʊ/
• italbrac US /ˈdɪtoʊ/
• Rhymes with: -ɪtəʊ

Noun

1. The same as stated before.
2. A duplicate of a document.

   Please run off twenty-four dittos of this assignment, for my students.

3. A symbol consisting of two apostrophes (") indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.

Derived terms

• ditto mark

Translations

Ditto (from Italian ditto "(in) the said (month or year)") may refer to:

In printing:

• Ditto machine, a type of small printing press

In media and popular culture:

• Ditto (convention), an annual science fiction fanzine convention
• Ditto (1937 film), a 1937 film starring Buster Keaton
• Ditto (2000 film), a 2000 South Korean film
• Ditto (Pokémon), a Pokémon species
• Ditto (song), a song by American singer Cassie
• Ditto, a character in the Ben 10 animated series
• One of the twins in the comic strip Hi and Lois
• Ditto, a slang phrase meaning "me too" or "I agree", as used in the 1990 film Ghost

People:

• Beth Ditto (born 1981), singer of American band The Gossip
• J. Kane Ditto, former mayor of Jackson, Mississippi

Other:

• Ditto mark (", 〃 or do.; Unicode: U+3003) meaning "repeat the above information here"
• Ditto drive, an Iomega tape drive
• Ditto suit, an early precursor of the lounge suit

See also

• Dittohead

References

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