What is it called when you use quotation marks to signify repeating a word or phrase?

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For example, let's say I'm copying instructions by hand. The original instructions say:

Multiply the first by the second

Integrate the third with the fourth

Integrate the third with the fifth

And on a page I write:

Multiply the first by the second

Integrate the third with the fourth

"" with the fifth

I know this example is silly, but hopefully it's clear what I mean.

What is this called?

Note you only need one (double) quotation mark in your last bullet point. — aparente001, Sep 16 '16 at 19:35

score 28 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 16 '16 at 13:08

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They are ditto marks.

ditto stems from the Tuscan dialect of the Italian detto - 'said'; Latin dictus - 'said'.

edited Sep 16 '16 at 13:08

answered Sep 16 '16 at 12:47

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