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stet

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. stet (verb)
  2. stet processus (noun)

stet

verb \ˈstet\
stet·tedstet·ting

Definition of STET

transitive verb
: to direct retention of (a word or passage previously ordered to be deleted or omitted from a manuscript or printer's proof) by annotating usually with the word stet

Origin of STET

Latin, let it stand, from stare to stand — more at stand
First Known Use: 1875

Rhymes with STET

bet, debt, fret, get, het, jet, let, Lett, met, net, pet, ret, set, sweat, Tet, threat, vet, wet, whet, yet

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