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dittons

dittons is the plural of ditton.

Meaning of ditton

Noun

ditton (plural dittons)

  1. (Scotland, obsolete) A motto or saying.
    • Nekeb : this is a ditch, where we may conceive Jordan was let out for the more convenient watering of other ground. And have we not more then twenty Dittons or Ditch-tons on the ſame occaſion in England?1650, Thomas Fuller, A Pisgah-Sight of Palestine and the Confines Thereof, London, page 105

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Proper noun capitalized: Dittons

Dittons

  1. (plural) plural of Ditton

Questions about dittons

What is dittons the plural of?
Dittons is the plural of ditton.
What part of speech is dittons?
Dittons is a proper noun.

Words near dittons in the dictionary

  1. dittologies
  2. dittology
  3. ditton
  4. Ditton Priors
  5. Dittonian
  6. dittons
  7. dittos
  8. dittoship
  9. Dittrick
  10. Dittricks
  11. ditty

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