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The Britannica Dictionary ditto 2 ENTRIES FOUND:

• ditto (adverb)
• ditto (noun)

1 ditto /ˈdɪtoʊ/ adverb 1 ditto /ˈdɪtoʊ/ adverb Britannica Dictionary definition of DITTO informal 1 — used to say that whatever you have said about one person or thing is also true of another person or thing

• Boston is getting a lot of rain. Ditto New York. [=New York is also getting a lot of rain]
• He is good at baseball, ditto at golf.

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 — used in speech to show you agree with what someone has just said or have the same opinion

• “I don't like spinach.” “Ditto.” [=I don't like spinach either]

[+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples 2 ditto /ˈdɪtoʊ/ noun plural dittos 2 ditto /ˈdɪtoʊ/ noun plural dittos Britannica Dictionary definition of DITTO [count] : a pair of marks " used underneath a word to save space and show that the word is repeated where the marks are — called also ditto marks ASK THE EDITOR

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