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单词 stet
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Definition of stet in English:

stet

verbstetted, stetting, stetsstɛtstɛt
  • 1no object, in imperative Let it stand (used as an instruction on a printed proof to indicate that a marked alteration should be ignored).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am discreetly edited out; and there is no one to write, stet!
    1. 1.1with object Write the instruction ‘stet’ against (a marked alteration on a printed proof) to indicate that the alteration should be ignored.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She'll probably stet or otherwise reject all those changes.
      • The school's hard-nosed rector had to clear the script beforehand, but he censored only obscenities, stetting even the most merciless satirical slices.
nounPlural stets stɛtstɛt
  • An instruction to ignore a marked alteration on a printed proof.

Origin

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

Rhymes

abet, aiguillette, anisette, Annette, Antoinette, arête, Arlette, ate, baguette, banquette, barbette, barrette, basinet, bassinet, beget, Bernadette, beset, bet, Bette, blanquette, Brett, briquette, brochette, brunette (US brunet), Burnett, cadet, caravanette, cassette, castanet, charette, cigarette (US cigaret), clarinet, Claudette, Colette, coquette, corvette, couchette, courgette, croquette, curette, curvet, Debrett, debt, dinette, diskette, duet, epaulette (US epaulet), flageolet, flannelette, forget, fret, galette, gazette, Georgette, get, godet, grisette, heavyset, Jeanette, jet, kitchenette, La Fayette, landaulet, launderette, layette, lazaret, leatherette, let, Lett, lorgnette, luncheonette, lunette, Lynette, maisonette, majorette, maquette, Marie-Antoinette, marionette, Marquette, marquisette, martinet, met, minaret, minuet, moquette, motet, musette, Nanette, net, noisette, nonet, novelette, nymphet, octet, Odette, on-set, oubliette, Paulette, pet, Phuket, picquet, pillaret, pincette, pipette, piquet, pirouette, planchette, pochette, quartet, quickset, quintet, regret, ret, Rhett, roomette, rosette, roulette, satinette, septet, serviette, sestet, set, sett, sextet, silhouette, soubrette, spinet, spinneret, statuette, stockinet, sublet, suffragette, Suzette, sweat, thickset, threat, Tibet, toilette, tret, underlet, upset, usherette, vedette, vet, vignette, vinaigrette, wagonette, wet, whet, winceyette, yet, Yvette
 
 

Definition of stet in US English:

stet

verbstetstɛt
  • 1no object, in imperative Let it stand (used as an instruction on a printed proof to indicate that a correction or alteration should be ignored).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I am discreetly edited out; and there is no one to write, stet!
    1. 1.1with object Write an instruction to stet against (something corrected or deleted).
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She'll probably stet or otherwise reject all those changes.
      • The school's hard-nosed rector had to clear the script beforehand, but he censored only obscenities, stetting even the most merciless satirical slices.
nounstetstɛt
  • An instruction to stet made on a printed proof.

Origin

Latin, ‘let it stand’, from stare ‘to stand’.

 
 
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