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ditto

/ˈdɪtəʊ/ /ˈdɪtoʊ/

Meanings
noun
That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

Examples :

"My sister needed a new pencil; the ditto is also required for her math class. "
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Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration imitation

imitation noun

/ɪmɪˈteɪʃən/

The act of imitating.

"The student's imitation of the teacher's handwriting was surprisingly good. "

Illustration aforesaid

aforesaid adjective

/əˈfɔɹsɛd/

Previously stated; said or named before.

"We agreed to the terms outlined in section 3, and we must adhere to the aforesaid regulations. "

Illustration assignment

assignment noun

/əˈsaɪnmənt/ /æˈsaɪnmənt/

The act of assigning; the allocation of a job or a set of tasks.

"This flow chart represents the assignment of tasks in our committee."

Illustration duplicate

duplicate noun

/ˈdjuː.plɪ.kət/

One that resembles or corresponds to another; an identical copy.

"This is a duplicate, but a very good replica."

Illustration expression

expression noun

/ɪkˈspɹɛʃ.ən/

The action of expressing thoughts, ideas, feelings, etc.

"My sister's joyful expression showed how happy she was about the good news. "

Illustration throughout

throughout adverb

/θɹuˈʌʊt/ [θɹuːˈʷaʊt]

Completely through, right the way through.

"The teacher explained the lesson thoroughly throughout the entire class period. "

Illustration apostrophes

apostrophes noun

/əˈpɑstrəfiz/

The text character ’, which serves as a punctuation mark in various languages and as a diacritical mark in certain rare contexts.

"The teacher reminded the students to use apostrophes correctly when writing contractions like "can't" and possessives like "Mary's." "

Illustration duplicator

duplicator noun

/ˈduːplɪkeɪtər/ /ˈdjuːplɪkeɪtər/

A device that reproduces something, such as printed documents or compact discs; a copier.

"The teacher used the duplicator to make copies of the test for all the students. "

Illustration quotation

quotation noun

/kwoʊˈteɪʃən/

A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but also scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted.

""Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine."

Illustration indicating

indicating verb

/ˈɪndɪkeɪtɪŋ/

To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

Illustration represented

represented verb

/ɹɛpɹɪˈzɛntɪd/

To present again or anew; to present by means of something standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or image of; to typify.

"The artist's painting represented the beauty of the sunset over the ocean. "