I. ˈdid.(ˌ)ō, -i(ˌ)tō noun
( plural dittos also dittoes )
Etymology: Italian ditto, detto (past participle of dire to say), from Latin dictus, past participle of dicere to say — more at diction
1.
a. : a thing mentioned previously or above — used to avoid repeating a word
mamma polar bears clutching infant dittos — Mollie Panter-Downes
— abbr. do ; often symbolized by inverted commas, apostrophes, or other small marks
b. : a ditto mark
2. dittoes plural , Britain : clothes of one material or color throughout
a dark-colored suit of dittoes
3. : a duplicate or close copy
he is the ditto of his father
II. verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
transitive verb
: to repeat the action or statement of
the second speaker dittoed his argument
intransitive verb
: to repeat an act or statement
III. adverb
: as before or aforesaid : in the same manner
I shall act ditto