About The Word Stet
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Stet
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What's The Definition Of Stet?
[v] printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)
[v] printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion Synonyms | Synonyms for Stet: Related Terms | Find terms related to Stet: See Also | annul | avoid | direct | invalidate | nullify | quash | void Stet In Webster's Dictionary \Stet\, L., subj. 3d pers. sing. of stare to stand, remain.
[See {Stand}.] (Print.)
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.) 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. |
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