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English Dictionary: ditto by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ditto
n
  1. a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
    Synonym(s): ditto mark, ditto
v
  1. repeat an action or statement; "The next speaker dittoed her argument"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ditto \Dit"to\, adv.
      As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ditto \Dit"to\, n.; pl. {Dittos}. [It., detto, ditto, fr. L.
      dictum. See {Dictum}.]
      The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted
      to do., or to two [bd]turned commas[b8] ([bd]), or small
      marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names,
      etc., to save repetition.
  
               A spacious table in the center, and a variety of
               smaller dittos in the corners.               --Dickens.
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