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ditto

/ˈdɪtəʊ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
  2. A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.
  3. A copy; an imitation.
  4. A symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), when indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
  5. (in the plural) A suit of clothes of the same colour throughout.
  6. To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.
  7. As said before, likewise.
  8. 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.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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