DITTO

I. noun (plural ~s) see: diction Date: circa 1639 a thing mentioned previously or above, a ~ mark, II. adjective Date: 1776 having the same characteristics ; similar , III. adverb Date: 1706 as before or aforesaid ; in the same manner, IV. transitive verb Date: 1725 to repeat the action or statement of, to copy (as printed matter) on a duplicator