stet

[ stet ]

/ stɛt /

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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.

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Origin of stet

1815–25; <Latin stēt, present subjunctive 3rd person singular of stāre to stand

Words nearby stet

steroid, steroidogenesis, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stet, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-, stethometer, stethoscope, stethoscopic

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How to use stet in a sentence

The Crown retired from the suit with a stet processus, and Mr. Bradlaugh was left with the laurels—and his costs.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh|George W. Foote
You were going to give me my regular ten days vacation next week, you know, continued Stet to Darry.
Bound to Succeed|Allen Chapman
He had just finished cutting a weeks supply of kindling wood in the wood shed, when Stet popped into view over the back fence.
Bound to Succeed|Allen Chapman
In the privacy of his room, Orne pressed the transceiver stud at his neck, said: "Stet?"
Operation Haystack|Frank Patrick Herbert

This thought alarmed her and so she smiled very sweetly at Stet as she murmured, "Would you mind reading this?"
Helpfully Yours|Evelyn E. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for stet

stet

/ (stɛt) /

noun

a word or mark indicating that certain deleted typeset or written matter is to be retainedCompare dele

verb stets, stetting or stetted

(tr) to mark (matter to be retained) with a stet

Word Origin for stet

Latin, literally: let it stand

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