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ditto

n. countable
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈdɪtoʊ// UK //dˈɪtəʊ// dit·to Archaic Informal

n. a short way to say that you agree with what someone just said or did. You use it to avoid repeating the same words.

n. an expression used to indicate agreement with a preceding statement or action, or to signify that the same thing applies to another item in a list.


SIMPLE

I want coffee, and she wants coffee too — ditto.

CONTEXTUAL

When the teacher asked who finished the homework, three students shouted ditto.

COMPLEX

The ledger showed a pattern of identical entries, each marked with a ditto to save space and ink.

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