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STET
stet
(verb) printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
stet
(verb) printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stet (plural stets)
A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain.
Usage notes
Usually used by writing and circling the word stet above or beside the unwanted edit and underscoring the selection with dashes or dots. Alternatively, a circled checkmark may be used in the margin.
Verb
stet (third-person singular simple present stets, present participle stetting, simple past and past participle stetted)
(transitive) To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was.
Anagrams
• TEST, TETS, TETs, Test, Tets, sett, test, tets
Source: Wiktionary
Stet, Etym: L., subj. 3d pers. sing. of stare to stand, remain. Etym: [See Stand.] (Print.)
Definition: Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain.
Stet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Stetted; p. pr. & vb. n. Stetting.] (Print.)
Definition: To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted a deled footnote.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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