"ditto" meaning in English

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈdɪtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪtoʊ/ [US], [ˈdɪɾoʊ] [US] Audio: en-us-ditto.ogg [US], en-au-ditto.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪtəʊ Etymology: First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”). Not related to Italian dito (“finger”). The specific meaning of making copies of paper comes from ditto machine, the brand name of a spirit duplicator. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|ditto}} Italian ditto, {{m|it|detto}} detto, {{m|it|dire||to say}} dire (“to say”), {{der|en|la|dīcō||I say, I speak}} Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”), {{noncog|it|dito||finger}} Italian dito (“finger”), {{m|en|ditto machine}} ditto machine Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} ditto (not comparable)
  1. As said before, likewise. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-adv-g22g-u7R

Interjection

IPA: /ˈdɪtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪtoʊ/ [US], [ˈdɪɾoʊ] [US] Audio: en-us-ditto.ogg [US], en-au-ditto.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɪtəʊ Etymology: First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”). Not related to Italian dito (“finger”). The specific meaning of making copies of paper comes from ditto machine, the brand name of a spirit duplicator. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|ditto}} Italian ditto, {{m|it|detto}} detto, {{m|it|dire||to say}} dire (“to say”), {{der|en|la|dīcō||I say, I speak}} Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”), {{noncog|it|dito||finger}} Italian dito (“finger”), {{m|en|ditto machine}} ditto machine Head templates: {{head|en|interjection}} ditto
  1. 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.
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-intj-X-oeH3od

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɪtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪtoʊ/ [US], [ˈdɪɾoʊ] [US] Audio: en-us-ditto.ogg [US], en-au-ditto.ogg [Australia] Forms: dittos [plural], dittoes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtəʊ Etymology: First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”). Not related to Italian dito (“finger”). The specific meaning of making copies of paper comes from ditto machine, the brand name of a spirit duplicator. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|ditto}} Italian ditto, {{m|it|detto}} detto, {{m|it|dire||to say}} dire (“to say”), {{der|en|la|dīcō||I say, I speak}} Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”), {{noncog|it|dito||finger}} Italian dito (“finger”), {{m|en|ditto machine}} ditto machine Head templates: {{en-noun|s|dittoes}} ditto (plural dittos or dittoes)
  1. That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. Translations (the aforesaid): същото (sǎštoto) (Bulgarian), горното (gornoto) (Bulgarian), detto (Czech), d:o [abbreviation] (Dutch), edelläsanottu (Finnish), yllämainittu (Finnish), ylläoleva (Finnish), idem (French), dito (French), dito (German), ⁧אותו דבר⁩ (Hebrew), dettó (Hungarian), úgyszintén (Hungarian), detto (Italian), predetto (Italian), idem (Italian), come sopra (Italian), soprascritto (Italian), idem come sopra (Italian), jak wyżej (Polish), to samo (Polish), dito (Portuguese), de acordo (Portuguese), idem (Portuguese), то же самое (to že samoje) (Russian), ídem (Spanish), dito (Swedish), d:o [abbreviation] (Swedish), như trên (Vietnamese), nt (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-noun-~48Xrc17 Disambiguation of 'the aforesaid': 86 3 3 7 1
  2. (US, informal) A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator. Tags: US, informal Translations (informal: duplicate): копие (kopie) [neuter] (Bulgarian), kopietje [neuter] (Dutch), kopsu (Finnish), Dublikat [neuter] (German), Kopie [feminine] (German), másolat (Hungarian), fac-simile (Italian), ко́пия (kópija) [feminine] (Russian), kopia [common-gender] (Swedish), kopya (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-noun-3jPfM93B Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'informal: duplicate': 8 56 23 10 4
  3. (by extension) A copy; an imitation. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-noun-0CVnWuwP
  4. The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated. Synonyms: do. [abbreviation, dated], do [abbreviation, rare] Translations (ditto mark): detto (Czech), herhalingsteken [neuter] (Dutch), lainausmerkki (Finnish), toistomerkki (Finnish), Unterführungszeichen [neuter] (German), ομοιωματικά (omoiomatiká) [neuter, plural] (Greek), macskaköröm (Hungarian), idem [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-noun-p87UsvqT Disambiguation of 'ditto mark': 0 0 0 99 0
  5. (historical, in the plural) A suit of clothes of the same colour throughout. Tags: historical, in-plural
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-noun-y8Xy0wxb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ditto suit, suit of dittoes

Verb

IPA: /ˈdɪtəʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈdɪtoʊ/ [US], [ˈdɪɾoʊ] [US] Audio: en-us-ditto.ogg [US], en-au-ditto.ogg [Australia] Forms: dittos [present, singular, third-person], dittoing [participle, present], dittoed [participle, past], dittoed [past]
Rhymes: -ɪtəʊ Etymology: First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”). Not related to Italian dito (“finger”). The specific meaning of making copies of paper comes from ditto machine, the brand name of a spirit duplicator. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|ditto}} Italian ditto, {{m|it|detto}} detto, {{m|it|dire||to say}} dire (“to say”), {{der|en|la|dīcō||I say, I speak}} Latin dīcō (“I say, I speak”), {{noncog|it|dito||finger}} Italian dito (“finger”), {{m|en|ditto machine}} ditto machine Head templates: {{en-verb}} ditto (third-person singular simple present dittos, present participle dittoing, simple past and past participle dittoed)
  1. (transitive) To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc. Tags: transitive Synonyms: ape, echo Translations ((transitive) To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc): повтарям (povtarjam) (Bulgarian), idem (Italian), повторя́ть (povtorjátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-verb-Naaz6RnD Disambiguation of '(transitive) To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc': 97 3
  2. (US) To make a copy using a ditto machine. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-ditto-en-verb-4XQCwyUX Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1967, Star Trek, The Alternative Factor, season 1, episode 27, DeForest Kelley (actor)",
          "text": "Well say he's got the constitution of a dinosaur, recuperative powers ditto. And as we both know, I'm a bright young medic with a miraculous touch. Well why then, when I returned, there wasn't a trace of that wound on his forehead. Not even a bruise. It was like he had never been injured.",
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          "ref": "May 22, 2008, “New 'Indiana' film whips up plenty of thrills”, in Hudson (MA) MetroWest Daily News",
          "text": "The opening shot of \"Crystal Skull\" shows the playful side of director Steven Spielberg, who seems to have a weak spot for cute animals. See \"AI Artificial Intelligence\" for Exhibit A. Ditto for executive producer George Lucas. See \"Return of the Jedi\" for Exhibit B.",
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          "ref": "July 3, 2009, “Andy Murray: easy to admire, but can we learn to love him?”, in Times Online",
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          "word": "yllämainittu"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "word": "⁧אותו דבר⁩"
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          "code": "hu",
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          "word": "dettó"
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          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the aforesaid",
          "word": "úgyszintén"
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          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the aforesaid",
          "word": "jak wyżej"
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          "word": "to samo"
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          "word": "de acordo"
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          "_dis1": "86 3 3 7 1",
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          "roman": "to že samoje",
          "sense": "the aforesaid",
          "word": "то же самое"
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          "_dis1": "86 3 3 7 1",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the aforesaid",
          "word": "ídem"
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          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the aforesaid",
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          "_dis1": "86 3 3 7 1",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "the aforesaid",
          "word": "như trên"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
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          "word": "nt"
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          "text": "Please run off twenty-four dittos of this assignment, for my students.",
          "type": "example"
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          "ref": "2019, Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, Jonathan Cape, page 227",
          "text": "Mr. Zappadia gave each student a ditto of a black-and-white cow.",
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          "roman": "kopie",
          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
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          "word": "копие"
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          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
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          "word": "kopietje"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
          "word": "kopsu"
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          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
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          "word": "Dublikat"
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          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
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          "_dis1": "8 56 23 10 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
          "word": "másolat"
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          "_dis1": "8 56 23 10 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
          "word": "fac-simile"
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          "_dis1": "8 56 23 10 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "kópija",
          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "ко́пия"
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          "_dis1": "8 56 23 10 4",
          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "kopia"
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          "_dis1": "8 56 23 10 4",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "informal: duplicate",
          "word": "kopya"
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        {
          "ref": "1991, N. Romano-Benner with S. Murphy, “Convoking the muses of Cuenca”, in Americas, volume 43, number 1, page 6",
          "text": "\"You've got to look good to feel good,\" she announces, a ditto of television slogans.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "November 9 2003, “Argenta appears unfazed”, in Herald & Review",
          "text": "Last year, Argenta-Oreana blanked the Chiefs 23-0 in a second-round game Dee-Mack coach Jim McDonald said was \"pretty much a ditto\" of what transpired Saturday.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "May 6 2009, “Brunswick school hopes to be model for uniforms”, in Myrtle Beach Sun News",
          "text": "The intent of the policy, she said, is \"not to put everybody in a ditto environment,\" where all are expected to look and act exactly like all others.",
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          "tags": [
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            "dated"
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          "word": "do."
        },
        {
          "tags": [
            "abbreviation",
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          "_dis1": "0 0 0 99 0",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "ditto mark",
          "word": "detto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 99 0",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "ditto mark",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
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          "word": "herhalingsteken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 99 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "ditto mark",
          "word": "lainausmerkki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 99 0",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "ditto mark",
          "word": "toistomerkki"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 99 0",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "ditto mark",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "Unterführungszeichen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "0 0 0 99 0",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "omoiomatiká",
          "sense": "ditto mark",
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          "ref": "May 6 2009, “Brunswick school hopes to be model for uniforms”, in Myrtle Beach Sun News",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
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    },
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
      "word": "dito"
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      "code": "he",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
      "word": "⁧אותו דבר⁩"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
      "word": "dettó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the aforesaid",
      "word": "úgyszintén"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "pl",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "the aforesaid",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/53/En-au-ditto.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ditto"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-03-12 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-03-01 using wiktextract (68773ab and 5f6ddbb). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.