Definitions
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.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Let it stand”4 letters
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