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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ditty \Dit"ty\, n.; pl {Ditties}. [OE. dite, OF diti['e], fr L. dictatum p. p. neut. of dictare to say often dictate, compose. See {Dictate}, v. t.] 1. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and frequently repeated; a theme. O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme. --Spenser. 2. A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung. ``Religious, martial, or civil ditties.'' --Milton. And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing. --Sandys. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ditty \Dit"ty\, v. i. To sing; to warble a little tune. Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes. --Herbert. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ditty n : a short simple song (or the words of a poem intended to be sung)
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