Ditto (1937 film) definition

First attested in 1625. From , past participle of < dicere 'to say, speak'

That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same.
A duplicate or copy of a document.

Please run off twenty-four dittos of this assignment, for my students.
(abbreviation do) Short of ditto mark, a symbol consisting of two apostrophes (") or inverted commas, indicating that the item preceding is to be repeated.

To repeat the aforesaid, the earlier action etc.

The spanked rascal dittoed every part of pa's lecture, knowing not dittoing would only make Sir repeat it, belting even harder