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- [dit-oh]
- /ˈdɪt oʊ/
- /ˈdɪt.əʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dit-oh]
- /ˈdɪt oʊ/
Definitions of ditto word
- noun plural ditto the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do. Compare ditto mark. 1
- noun plural ditto another of the same. 1
- noun plural ditto Informal. a duplicate; copy. 1
- adverb ditto as already stated; likewise. 1
- verb with object ditto to make a copy of, using a Ditto machine. 1
- verb with object ditto to duplicate or repeat the action or statement of (another person). 1
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Origin of ditto
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Italian, variant of detto < Latin dictus said, past participle of dīcere to say; see dictum
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Parts of speech for Ditto
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ditto popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ditto usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ditto
noun ditto
- double — twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- clone — If someone or something is a clone of another person or thing, they are so similar to this person or thing that they seem to be exactly the same as them.
- facsimile — an exact copy, as of a book, painting, or manuscript.
- reproduction — the act or process of reproducing.
- copy — If you make a copy of something, you produce something that looks like the original thing.
adjective ditto
- aforementioned — If you refer to the aforementioned person or subject, you mean the person or subject that has already been mentioned.
- alike — If two or more things are alike, they are similar in some way.
- copier — A copier is a machine which makes exact copies of writing or pictures on paper, usually by a photographic process.
- carbon-copy — a duplicate of anything written or typed, made by using a photocopier or, formerly, by using carbon paper. Abbreviation: cc. a copy of an email or other electronic document that is sent to one or more people in addition to the primary addressee. Abbreviation: cc.
verb ditto
- throw in the towel — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- repro — Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- xerox — (sometimes lowercase) a copy made on a xerographic copying machine.
- run over — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
Antonyms for ditto
noun ditto
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
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