Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

DITTO (from the Lat. dictum, somethin...

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V08, Page 325 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

DITTO (from the See also:Lat. dictum, something said, Ital. detto, aforesaid)  , that which has been said before, the same thing . The word is frequently abbreviated into " do." In accounts, " See also:ditto " is indicated by two dots or a dash under the word or figure that would otherwise be repeated . A " suit of dittos," a See also:trade or See also:slang phrase, is a suit in which coat, See also:trousers and waistcoat are all of the same material .

End of Article: DITTO (from the Lat. dictum, something said, Ital. detto, aforesaid)
[back]
KARL DITTERS VON DITTERSDORF (1739-1799)
[next]
HUMPHRY DITTON (1675-1715)

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.