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stet

Syllabification: (stet)
Pronunciation: /stet/

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Definition of stet

verb (stets, stetting, stetted)

[no object]
  • let it stand (used as an instruction on a printed proof to indicate that a correction or alteration should be ignored).
  • [with object] write an instruction to stet against (something corrected or deleted).

noun

  • an instruction to stet made on a printed proof.

Origin:

Latin, 'let it stand', from stare 'to stand'

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