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stet noun a conventionalized direction that is usually found in the margin of a manuscript or other text to indicate that something which has been changed or marked for deletion is to be retained in its original form after all. Compare sic, dele. verb (stetted, stetting) to put this kind of mark on a manuscript, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c: Latin, meaning 'let it stand'.

stet noun a conventionalized direction that is usually found in the margin of a manuscript or other text to indicate that something which has been changed or marked for deletion is to be retained in its original form after all. Compare sic, dele. verb (stetted, stetting) to put this kind of mark on a manuscript, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c: Latin, meaning 'let it stand'.

stet noun a conventionalized direction that is usually found in the margin of a manuscript or other text to indicate that something which has been changed or marked for deletion is to be retained in its original form after all. Compare sic, dele. verb (stetted, stetting) to put this kind of mark on a manuscript, etc.
ETYMOLOGY: 18c: Latin, meaning 'let it stand'.