Definitions
The same thing again, or a mark showing repetition.
Word origin
First attested in 1625. From regional Italian ditto, variant of detto, past participle of dire (“to say”), from Latin dīcō (“to say, to speak”). Not related to English dittography.
Used in a sentence
“[...] 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:[…]”
“He has created for himself a honed, primed-for-victory body and is working hard on a ditto mind.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Same here”5 letters
Not quite right?
"Search similar patterns."
D____