stet
- 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).
- to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
Origin of stet
Examples from the Web for stet
Historical Examples
Stet disappeared the way he had come in a high state of elation.
Bound to SucceedAllen Chapman
Good as a play, declared Stet, as Frank went through the rigmarole.
Bound to SucceedAllen Chapman
Its from Stet, said Frank, glancing at the enclosure, which interested him very much.
Bound to SucceedAllen Chapman
Dale Wacker has been using them ever since he started in business, explained Stet.
Bound to SucceedAllen Chapman
The old man had been well-thrashed by Stet and had fled to parts unknown.
Bound to SucceedAllen Chapman
stet
- a word or mark indicating that certain deleted typeset or written matter is to be retainedCompare dele
- (tr) to mark (matter to be retained) with a stet
Word Origin
Word Origin and History for stet
direction to printer to disregard correction made to text, 1755, from Latin stet "let it stand," third person singular present subjunctive of stare "to stand, stand upright, be stiff," from PIE root *sta- "to stand, set down, make or be firm," with derivatives meaning "place or thing that is standing" (cf. Sanskrit tisthati "stands;" Avestan histaiti "to stand;" Persian -stan "country," literally "where one stands;" Greek histemi "put, place, cause to stand; weigh," stasis "a standing still," statos "placed," stater "a weight, coin," stylos "pillar;" Latin sistere "stand still, stop, make stand, place, produce in court," status "manner, position, condition, attitude," stare "to stand," statio "station, post;" Lithuanian stojus "place myself," statau "place;" Old Church Slavonic staja "place myself," stanu "position," staru "old," literally "long-standing;" Gothic standan, Old English standan "to stand," stede "place," steall "place where cattle are kept;" Old Norse steði "anvil," stallr "pedestal for idols, altar;" German Stall "stable;" Old Irish sessam "the act of standing"). Also see related words under assist.