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ditto vs retell

retell vs ditto

ditto is a noun but retell is not a noun.

ditto and retell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ditto Yes No Yes No
retell No No Yes No
As verbs, retell is a hypernym of ditto; that is, retell is a word with a broader meaning than ditto:
  • ditto: repeat an action or statement
  • retell: to say, state, or perform again
Other hypernyms of ditto include ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate.
ditto (noun) retell (noun)
a mark used to indicate the word above it should be repeated
ditto (verb) retell (verb)
repeat an action or statement to say, state, or perform again
render verbally
make into fiction
Difference between ditto and retell

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