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stet
[ stet ]
verb (used without object)
, stet·ted, stet·ting.
- let it stand (used imperatively as a direction on a printer's proof, manuscript, or the like, to retain material previously cancelled, usually accompanied by a row of dots under or beside the material).
verb (used with object)
, stet·ted, stet·ting.
- to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
stet
/ stɛt /
noun
- a word or mark indicating that certain deleted typeset or written matter is to be retained Compare dele
verb
- tr to mark (matter to be retained) with a stet
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of stet1
Latin, literally: let it stand
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