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PRONUNCIATION OF DITTO MARK

ditto mark  [ˈdɪtəʊ mɑːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DITTO MARK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ditto mark is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DITTO MARK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ditto mark

Ditto mark

The ditto mark is a typographic symbol indicating that the word or figure above it are to be repeated. For example: Black pens, box of twenty ..... £2.10 Blue ″ ″ ″ ″ ..... £2.35 The word ditto comes from the Tuscan language, where it is the past participle of the verb dire, with the meaning of “said”, as in the locution “the said story”. The first recorded use of ditto with this meaning in English occurs in 1625. Early evidence of ditto marks can be seen on a cuneiform tablet of the Neo-Assyrian period where two vertical marks are used in a table of synonyms to repeat text, while in China the corresponding mark is two horizontal lines; see iteration mark. An advertisement from 1833. The second item on the list can be read as "Prime American Pork, in barrels", while the third is "Prime American Pork, in Half barrels".

Definition of ditto mark in the English dictionary

The definition of ditto mark in the dictionary is two small marks placed under something to indicate that it is to be repeated.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DITTO MARK


benchmark
ˈbɛntʃˌmɑːk
Bismarck
ˈbɪzmɑːk
bookmark
ˈbʊkˌmɑːk
Denmark
ˈdɛnmɑːk
earmark
ˈɪəˌmɑːk
Finnmark
ˈfɪnˌmɑːk
firemark
ˈfaɪəˌmɑːk
hallmark
ˈhɔːlˌmɑːk
landmark
ˈlændˌmɑːk
marc
mɑːk
mark
mɑːk
marque
mɑːk
mat.
mɑːk
remark
rɪˈmɑːk
remarque
rɪˈmɑːk
smaak
smɑːk
telemark
ˈtɛlɪˌmɑːk
trademark
ˈtreɪdˌmɑːk
watermark
ˈwɔːtəˌmɑːk
waymark
ˈweɪˌmɑːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DITTO MARK

ditriglyphic
ditrochean
ditrochee
ditsiness
dittander
dittanies
dittany
dittay
ditties
ditto
ditto sign
dittographies
dittography
dittology
ditty
ditty bag
ditty box
ditz
ditzier
ditziest

WORDS THAT END LIKE DITTO MARK

black mark
check mark
class mark
Danmark
easy mark
exclamation mark
hash mark
high-water mark
identification mark
low-water mark
minute mark
on your mark
order mark
pass mark
punctuation mark
question mark
quotation mark
reference mark
skid mark
stretch mark
the mark

Synonyms and antonyms of ditto mark in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ditto mark» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DITTO MARK

Find out the translation of ditto mark to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ditto mark from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ditto mark» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同上大关
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

marca de ídem
570 millions of speakers

English

ditto mark
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यही हाल निशान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كما سبق علامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

то же самое марка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

marca ditto
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডিত্তো চিহ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

idem marque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ditto tanda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

dito Marke
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同上符号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상동 마르크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ditto tandha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh dấu như trên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிட்டோ மார்க்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खूण चिन्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Her şey
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mark idem
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znak jw
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

те ж саме марка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

marca idem
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σήμα ditto
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ditto merk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dito märke
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ditto mark
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ditto mark

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DITTO MARK»

The term «ditto mark» is used very little and occupies the 185.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DITTO MARK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ditto mark

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DITTO MARK»

Discover the use of ditto mark in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ditto mark and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Fifty-Seventh Report of the Calcutta Auxiliary Bible ...
... 10,000 1,000 2,000 2,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 1,000 5,000 5,000 20,000 5,000 10,000 5,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 1,500 2,500 2,000 10,000 Urdu- Roman New Testament. Bengali Four Gospels and Acts. ditto Mark. ditto New Testament.
Calcutta Auxiliary Bible Society (CALCUTTA), 1870
2
Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Review
Evans, d,:to Sabine Deakin, master's m. ditto Lieut Wm Long, duto lobn Watts, cockswain, ditto John Goodyer, foremastm. ditto Mark Lynch, ditto Henry Mackieren, quar mast, do RichdBrimridKe, sailrr.aker, ditto Math. Cole, master. Berime*.
3
Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
[corn -J Henry Dixun - Counterfeiting frame 300 pieces siained paper - 100 - - - - ditto. mark on stained paper. John Sullivan Removing paper without 19 reams paper 200 p' ream - - ditto. labels. William & Michael - - ditto • 50 - ditto 200 p' ream ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1832
4
The United Service Magazine
19th Ditto. — Mark Aothony Henry Tuite, gent, to be Ens. by p. vice Baldwin, app. to 8th Foot. 37th Ditto. — Lieut. Duncan Elphinstone Todd, to be Capt. by p. vice Cunningham, who ret. ; Ens. Hon. W. F. O'Callaghan, to be Lient. by p. vice Todd  ...
5
The Naval Chronology of Great Britain: Or, An Historical ...
M. J. Poplewell . ditto Joseph Patte . . ditto Thomas Hughes . ditto Edward Ayerst . . ditto John Perteus . . ditto Corby Bourne □ . ditto Samuel N isbett . . ditto Ethelbert Turner . ditto Joseph Gramshaw . ditto Nathaniel Ratsey . ditto Mark Halpen ...
James Ralfe, 2010
6
The Evangelical Magazine and Missionary Chronicle
James ditto IX 2—11 2 4- a 14—14 Bri< W< Ceorge's ditto Catherine's ditto Christ ditto Paul's ditto Peter's ditto King's Hospital Chapel 's Church erburgh's ditto . . Mark's ditto Stephen's ditto . > Irish Town ditto . . St. John's ditto St. Audeon's ditto  ...
7
Learn Excel 2007 Through Excel 2010 from Mr.Excel: Master ...
Hold Ctrl while you press the key with the ditto mark. (Remember the ditto mark from elementary school? It was a double quotation mark: “.) Technically, you are pressing Ctrl+Apostrophe, but think of it as Ctrl+Ditto. Excel will make an exact ...
Bill Jelen, 2011
8
Journal of a Cruise Made to the Pacific Ocean
William Jennings, ditto, Mark Hill, ditto, William Lee, ditto, George Beden, ditto, Thomas Russell, ditto, Lewis T. Earle, ditto, Henry Buff, ditto, Wm. Williams, ditto. — 5$. wounded. Isaac Vallencc, capt. steward, Leonard Green, quarter- gunner,  ...
David Porter, 1822
9
Mark Twain, New Edition
[Space] [Ditto mark] Raftsmen fight —891⁄2 7 [Space][Ditto mark] Troubled conscience &small pox—90. [Space] [Dittomark] Art & Bible — 105, 106." Thereare similar entries inNotebook 18,and theyare on exactlythe same scale asthese.
EPUB 2-3
10
Punctuation Thesaurus English Language
61.8 Ditto mark ("). Only use it as a quotation marks (which are curved) when the opportunity to produce the latter is not available on your typewriter or computer, for the purpose of a ditto mark is to act as either a symbol for the word inches or to  ...
Howard Lauther, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DITTO MARK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ditto mark is used in the context of the following news items.
1
'Avengers: Age Of Ultron' Poster Gets Comically Claustrophobic
Ditto Mark Ruffalo's Hulk, somewhat of a question mark when The Avengers was released but now a scene-stealing popular favorite in the ... «Forbes, Feb 15»
2
Nothing says "I love you" like "ditto"
That included the ditto mark, the single quotation mark we still use sometimes to show repetition in a list of words or figures. So there you have it ... «Michigan Radio, Feb 15»
3
New Zealand on top despite Karunaratne 152
Ditto Mark Craig who is tidy but not threatening. I'd bring in Brownlie, Sodhi and Henry replace them in the 2nd test. on December 28, 2014, ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Dec 14»
4
Desperate Winnipeg Jets deal for Hurricanes' Jay Harrison
Ditto Mark Stuart with a lower body injury. That's four of the team's five leaders in ice time, and their top four penalty killers by ice time. Ouch. «Yahoo Sports, Dec 14»
5
Calories Are a Bullied Gay's Best Friend
ditto Mark, most of the judgers will just go away in the next 10-20 years and others that DO judge us have their own issues internally and are ... «Advocate.com, Nov 14»
6
Democratic hopefuls kowtow to SEIU
Ditto Mark Fisher, his GOP rival. Now, as Republicans, Baker and Fisher have little chance with the SEIU. Still, they are right on the merits here. «Boston Globe, Mar 14»
7
Nisenfeld leaving CREDC to head Oregon's employment department
Ditto Mark... Reply · Like. · August 6, 2013 at 7:44am. Debbie Black · Top Commenter · Works at Kaiser Permanente. Funny how they get ... «The Columbian, Aug 13»
8
Calibre of FA Cup fourth-round victims highlights importance of …
Ditto Mark Tyler, a boyhood Norwich fan, on their books, but ultimately rejected. Tyler was a loyal servant to Peterborough United but then fell ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jan 13»
9
Ghosts of artists past
... very small “A. Copland'' in black ink, identifying himself as a composer only by a ditto mark beneath the word “composer'' written by one of ... «Boston Globe, Mar 12»
10
Broadway drama 'The Normal Heart' portrays early days of '80s …
Ditto Mark Harelik, as Ned's disapproving big brother. The spare staging by Grey - who has played Ned - and Wolfe makes a perfect backdrop ... «New York Daily News, Apr 11»

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