Ditto (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun, plural dit·tos.
  1. the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Abbreviation: do. Symbol:″.
  2. another of the same.
  3. a duplicate; copy.
adverb
  1. as already stated; likewise.
verb (used with object), dit·toed, dit·to·ing.
  1. to duplicate or repeat the action or statement of (another person).
  2. to make a copy of, as by using a Ditto machine.
noun plural -tos
  1. 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
  2. informal
    • a duplicate
    • (as modifier)
adverb
  1. in the same way
sentence substitute
  1. used to avoid repeating or to confirm agreement with an immediately preceding sentence
verb -tos, -toing or -toed
  1. to copy; repeat
Ditto (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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