ditto

== English == === Etymology === First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“to say, to speak”). Not related to English dittography. The specific meaning of making copies of paper comes from ditto machine, a genericization from the brand name of a spirit duplicator. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɪtəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdɪtoʊ/, [ˈdɪɾoʊ] Rhymes: -ɪtəʊ === Noun === ditto (plural dittos or dittoes) That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated. Synonyms: ditto mark, ditto sign, do. (abbreviation, dated), do (abbreviation, rare) (historical, in the plural) A suit of clothes of the same color throughout. (education, now uncommon) A copy made by (run off by) a ditto machine (especially, a worksheet thus reproduced). Hypernyms: dupe, copy (contextually synonymous) Coordinate terms: mimeo, mimeograph, hectograph, photostat, photocopy, xerox, xerograph (by extension) A copy; an imitation. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === ditto (not comparable) As said before, likewise. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === ditto (third-person singular simple present dittos, present participle dittoing, simple past and past participle dittoed) (transitive) To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc. Synonyms: ape, echo (US, ambitransitive) To make a copy using a ditto machine. Hypernyms: copy, reproduce Coordinate terms: mimeo, mimeograph, photostat, photocopy, xerox, xerograph ==== Translations ==== === Interjection === ditto 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. == Dutch == === Adjective === ditto (not comparable) dated spelling of dito == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From older Italian ditto. Doublet of diktum. === Adverb === ditto ditto === Interjection === ditto ditto == Portuguese == === Noun === ditto m (plural dittos) obsolete spelling of dito === Adjective === ditto (feminine ditta, masculine plural dittos, feminine plural dittas) obsolete spelling of dito === Verb === ditto obsolete spelling of dito === Further reading === “ditto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026