Meaning of Ditto | Babel Free

Definitions

1. That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
2. A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.
   US, informal
3. A copy; an imitation.
   broadly
4. The ditto mark, 〃; a symbol, represented by two apostrophes, inverted commas, or quotation marks (" "), indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.
5. A suit of clothes of the same color throughout.
   historical, in-plural
6. Synonym of worksheet (“a sheet of paper or computerized document”).
   uncommon

Equivalents

Examples

“[...] they entered a dismal-looking parlour, whose brick-red walls and ditto curtains were scantily lighted by a single lamp, though it was of the last new patent—[…]”

“[…]a spacious table in the centre, and a variety of smaller dittos in the corners:[…]”

“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.”

“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.”

“He has created for himself a honed, primed-for-victory body and is working hard on a ditto mind.”

“Please run off twenty-four dittos of this assignment, for my students.”

“Mr. Zappadia gave each student a ditto of a black-and-white cow.”

“"You've got to look good to feel good," she announces, a ditto of television slogans.”

“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.”

“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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