ditto Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
    ditto mark.
  2. verb repeat an action or statement
    • The next speaker dittoed her argument

WordNet

Dit"to noun
Etymology
It., detto, ditto, fr. L. dictum. See Dictum.
Wordforms
plural Dittos
Definitions
  1. The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted to do., or to two "turned commas" ("), or small marks. Used in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save repetition.
    A spacious table in the center, and a variety of smaller dittos in the corners. Dickens.
Dit"to adverb
Definitions
  1. As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.

Webster 1913