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stet
[ stet ]
/ stÉt /
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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 âstetâ or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
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British Dictionary definitions for stet
stet
/ (stÉt) /
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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