- ditto mark
- dit′to mark`n.Often, ditto marks. two small marks (〃) indicating the repetition of something, usu. placed beneath the thing repeated
From formal English to slang. 2014.
From formal English to slang. 2014.
Ditto mark — 〃 Ditto mark Punctuation apostrophe ( … Wikipedia
ditto mark — n. a mark (") used in itemized lists or tables to show that a word, figure, or passage above is to be repeated … English World dictionary
ditto mark — noun a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated • Syn: ↑ditto • Derivationally related forms: ↑ditto (for: ↑ditto) • Hypernyms: ↑mark * * * Often … Useful english dictionary
ditto mark — Often, ditto marks. two small marks ( ) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated. * * * … Universalium
ditto mark — The mark , used to indicate that the word in a line, under which the mark appears, is to be considered duplicated in the line below … Ballentine's law dictionary
Ditto — may refer to: In printing: Ditto machine, a type of small printing press, or dittos, the copies they produced In media and popular culture: Ditto (convention), an annual science fiction fanzine convention Ditto (1937 film), starring Buster Keaton … Wikipedia
ditto — ► NOUN 1) the same thing again (used in lists and often indicated by a ditto mark). 2) (also ditto mark) a symbol consisting of two apostrophes ( ) representing a repetition. ORIGIN originally meaning «in the aforesaid month»: from Italian detto… … English terms dictionary
ditto — [dit′ō] n. pl. dittos [It (Tuscan), var. of detto, said < L dictus, pp. of dicere, to say: see DICTION] 1. the same (as something said or appearing above or before) 2. a duplicate; another of the same 3. DITTO MARK adv. as said above; as… … English World dictionary
ditto — dit|to1 [ˈdıtəu US tou] adv spoken informal 1.) used to say that you have exactly the same opinion as someone else ▪ I hated school. Ditto. 2.) used to say that what is true of one thing is also true of another ▪ Where should she go? Mississippi? … Dictionary of contemporary English
ditto — noun 1》 the same thing again (used in lists and often indicated by a ditto mark under the word or figure to be repeated). 2》 (also ditto mark) a symbol consisting of two apostrophes („) representing a repetition. Origin C17: from Tuscan dialect,… … English new terms dictionary