- 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. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
ditto mark
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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
