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Ditto marks repeat the words or figures above
A ditto mark signals that words or figures from the line above are to be repeated. It is a shorthand rather than a self-contained word. Understanding it requires looking back at the entry supplying the omitted information.
The mark’s content is stored in the row above.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-05