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Definition of ditto
dittos
1 : a thing mentioned previously or above —used to avoid repeating a word —often symbolized by inverted commas or apostrophes
2 : a ditto mark
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Examples of ditto in a Sentence
Until recently most of us believed that such regimens, which usually require a personal trainer, were available only to women whose bodies are their fortune (think Madonna), or who have nothing better to do with their time (ditto). —Jennifer Newman,Elle, June 1993
Flexner is especially good at showing how misguided attempts to repair furniture can cause more problems than they solve. Using a nail instead of glue to tighten a loose leg on an old chair (as I myself have done) will often destroy the chair, by splitting the wood and ruining the joint (ditto). —David Owen, Atlantic, September 1989
David is not exactly a crank who writes to writers, although he is probably a bit of that too. I don't know how he gets his living, or whether his letters romanticize either his proverty (he reports only a hunger for books) or his passion (ditto); still, David is a free intellect, a free imagination. —Cynthia Ozick, New York Times Book Review, 25 Mar. 1984
Recent Examples of ditto from the Web
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Ditto for Washington, who needs to pay up to keep Otto Porter and doesn’t have much else to facilitate the addition of a star to complement Wall and Bradley Beal.
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Ditto, for that matter, the idea that coal is the future of energy, and that climate change is a hoax.
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Mmm, stellar – and ditto for the penne and that Crispy Fried Chicken Sandwich… Goes down mighty well with a Pimm’s Cup.
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Ditto doesn’t stand for one particular transgressive identity.
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Pork belly is on a lot of restaurant menus these days; ditto for dumplings and duck.
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Ditto for every goofy pancake joke and funny face into the camera.
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The internal investigations and audit department looked for problems but didn’t propose solutions; ditto the sales and service conduct oversight team.
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Ditto for coach Pete Lotus, who delivered a similar message via the same method.
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Origin and Etymology of ditto
Italian ditto, detto, past participle of dire to say, from Latin dicere — more at diction
Other Printing Terms
epigraph, errata, leader, mechanical, notch, tittle, underscore, widow
Examples of ditto in a Sentence
another mega mall filled with chain stores selling ditto merchandise
Recent Examples of ditto from the Web
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Ditto hospitals deciding whether to have empty beds.
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Ditto net neutrality and vote-by-mail The Federal Communications Commission this month opened public commentary for its revision of net neutrality rules.
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Ditto lipstick-smudged or otherwise soiled glassware, a common problem.
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Ditto Vetements (and Demna Gvasalia got another nod for Balenciaga).
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Origin and Etymology of ditto
see 1ditto
Examples of ditto in a Sentence
I worry that I don't have whatever synapses you need to anticipate fun. Although I often enjoy parties, I don't look forward to them. Ditto travel, romantic dinners, even shopping. —O, The Oprah Magazine, January 2007
Work your way up through the faculty ranks, they said. Don't get pigeonholed by focusing on affirmative action or African-American studies. Ditto for women's issues. Good advice, maybe, but Simmons, 56, the new president of Brown University, never paid much attention to it. —Barbara Kantrowitz, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2001/7 Jan. 2002
She sinks to her knees and seizes a package, eagerly looking at the tag. It will be from her, or to her, and she will recognize her own name. But the card is blank. Ditto the next package; ditto the third. They are all blank. —Mary Tannen, New York Times Magazine, 20 Dec. 1998
Tuesday was spent working all day, and Wednesday was spent ditto.
Origin and Etymology of ditto
see 1ditto
Examples of ditto in a Sentence
My favorite was “Sports Collector's News” (the exact pluralization and positioning of the apostrophe I can't quite remember), a dittoed journal produced in some Wisconsin backwater by a man with a Ukrainian surname. —Alexander Wolff, Sports Illustrated, 15 Sept. 1986
since you've said what I wanted to say—only better—I will just ditto your comments in my final report
Recent Examples of ditto from the Web
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Ditto all of Trump's spokespeople -- including Conway.
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Ditto the hysterical discussions undoubtedly now arising from an anodyne piece of climate heterodoxy by the paper’s newest columnist,...
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Ditto the Trevi Fountain, the Spanish Steps, and the Colosseum (all recently restored—grazie to Fendi, Bulgari, and Tod’s, respectively).
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Ditto her aptitude for adapting her style, from California chic to high glamour.
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Origin and Etymology of ditto
see 1ditto
DITTO Defined for English Language Learners
ditto
playDefinition of ditto for English Language Learners
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: a pair of marks " used underneath a word to save space and show that the word is repeated where the marks are
ditto
playDefinition of ditto for English Language Learners
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—used to say that whatever you have said about one person or thing is also true of another person or thing
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—used in speech to show you agree with what someone has just said or have the same opinion
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