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ditto mark

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noun

  1. Often ditto marks. two small marks (″) indicating the repetition of something, usually placed beneath the thing repeated.

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Row starting "Bandong to Cheribon", comma in last column is changed to a doublequote mark which is here serving as a ditto mark.

From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)

The dash is sometimes used in catalogue work as a ditto mark.

From Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)

Row starting "Cheribon to Tegal", a doublequote mark is added to the last column to serve as a ditto mark.

From A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore by Worsfold, W. Basil (William Basil)

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