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Word entry · 4 letters

stet

Best crossword clue

"Let it stand"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /stɛt/Part of speech verbSorted esttStarts with SEnds with T1 clues
1S2T3E4T

Definitions

  1. direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin stet (“let it stand”), an inflection of stō (“to stand”).

Used in a sentence

  • But a typographer in far-off Australia would instantly comprehend the carets, "stets," and "deles" of a Brooklyn proof-reader.
  • By "editor" I suppose you mean proofreader. [...] I have also come across a few pompous avuncular brutes who would attempt to "make suggestions" which I countered with a thunderous "stet!"
  • And my copyeditors at HarperCollins want me to use the word “commodified” exclusively, since it’s the only one in Websters. But I see the words as very different, and have issued a big STET on that one.

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