English Explanatory Dictionary

stet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out or changed should remain as it was.
  2. An order staying all proceedings in an action.
verb
  1. To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was.
  2. To stay all proceedings in an action.

Pronunciation

/stɛt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stet.wav

Word forms

stet stets stetting stetted

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin stet (“let it stand”), an inflection of stō (“to stand”).

Related words

stet docket stet processus
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