Stet — is a Latin word (meaning let it stand ) used by proofreaders to instruct the writer to disregard a change the editor had previously marked. [http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stet stet.] Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House, Inc.… … Wikipedia
stet — [stet] mod. just as it was originally. (Proofreading.) □ No, mark that one stet. It was right the way it was. □ This says stet, but it’s wrong. D This one should look just like the other one, so mark one stet and ignore the other … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Stet — Stet, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stetting}.] (Print.) To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stet — /stet/, v., stetted, stetting. v.i. 1. 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). v.t … Universalium
stet — / stet/ n [Latin, let it stand, third person singular present subjunctive of stare to stand]: an order staying all proceedings in an action used esp. in Maryland Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
stet — [stet] v.impersonal v.imper. [L, 3d pers. sing., pres. subj., of stare, to STAND] let it stand: a printer s term used to indicate that matter previously marked for deletion is to remain vt. stetted, stetting to cancel a change in or a marked… … English World dictionary
Stet — (st[e^]t), L., subj. 3d pers. sing. of stare to stand, remain. [See {Stand}.] (Print.) Let it stand; a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased, or marked for omission, is to remain. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stet — v. retain a previous correction or omission; mark with the word stet to indicate that a previous correction or omission should be ignored … English contemporary dictionary
stet — »beständig, gleichmäßig fortdauernd«: Das nur dt. Adjektiv (mhd. stæ̅t‹e›, ahd. stāti, »fest‹stehend›, beständig«) ist eine Bildung zu der unter ↑ stehen dargestellten idg. Wurzel. Im Nhd. häufiger ist die gleichbedeutende Ableitung stetig (mhd … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
Stet — Stet, 1) fest, unbeweglich; 2) von dem Reiter, eine stete Hand haben, eine Führung haben, welche dem Pferde nicht den Willen läßt, ohne es deshalb zu fest zu halten; 3) von Abhängen, so v.w. gleichmäßig steil; 4) (Math.), so v.w. Stetig 3) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
