stet

[ stet ]

/ stɛt /

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 “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.

Origin of stet

1815–25; <Latin stēt, present subjunctive 3rd person singular of stāre to stand

Words nearby stet

steroidogenesis, steroid ulcer, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stet, stethalgia, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-, stethogoniometer, stethometer

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Example sentences from the Web for stet

The Crown retired from the suit with a stet processus, and Mr. Bradlaugh was left with the laurels—and his costs.
Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh|George W. Foote
Stet had warned her not to polish her eyeballs in public, but the ground with him!
Helpfully Yours|Evelyn E. Smith
Observe that there had been no charge or imputation against these men, more or less: stet proratione voluntas.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843|Various
In the privacy of his room, Orne pressed the transceiver stud at his neck, said: "Stet?"
Operation Haystack|Frank Patrick Herbert

He had just finished cutting a weeks supply of kindling wood in the wood shed, when Stet popped into view over the back fence.
Bound to Succeed|Allen Chapman

British Dictionary definitions for stet

stet

/ (stɛt) /

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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单词	stet
释义	stet [ stet ] / stɛt / 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 “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain. Origin of stet 1815–25; <Latin stēt, present subjunctive 3rd person singular of stāre to stand Words nearby stet steroidogenesis, steroid ulcer, sterol, stertor, stertorous, stet, stethalgia, Ste.-Thérèse, stetho-, stethogoniometer, stethometer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stet The Crown retired from the suit with a stet processus, and Mr. Bradlaugh was left with the laurels—and his costs. Reminiscences of Charles Bradlaugh\|George W. Foote Stet had warned her not to polish her eyeballs in public, but the ground with him! Helpfully Yours\|Evelyn E. Smith Observe that there had been no charge or imputation against these men, more or less: stet proratione voluntas. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 337, November, 1843\|Various In the privacy of his room, Orne pressed the transceiver stud at his neck, said: "Stet?" Operation Haystack\|Frank Patrick Herbert He had just finished cutting a weeks supply of kindling wood in the wood shed, when Stet popped into view over the back fence. Bound to Succeed\|Allen Chapman British Dictionary definitions for stet stet / (stɛt) / 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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