stet

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin stet (“let it stand”), an inflection of stō (“to stand”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɛt/ Rhymes: -ɛt === Noun === stet (plural stets) A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out or changed should remain as it was. 2005, Douglas Rushkoff, "Commodified vs. Commoditized", 2005-09-04: 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. (law, especially in Maryland) An order staying all proceedings in an action. ==== Usage notes ==== Usually used by writing and circling the word stet above or beside the unwanted edit and underscoring the selection with dashes or dots. Alternatively, a circled checkmark may be used in the margin. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === stet (third-person singular simple present stets, present participle stetting, simple past and past participle stetted) (transitive) To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was. (law, especially Maryland) To stay all proceedings in an action. ==== Translations ==== === See also === stet docket stet processus === References === “stet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === ETTs, Etts, TEST, TETS, TETs, Test, Tets, sett, test, tets == German == === Etymology === Middle High German stæte, Old High German stāti, ultimately from the root of stehen (“to stand”). Cognate with Bavarian stad. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃteːt/ === Adjective === stet (strong nominative masculine singular steter, not comparable) steady constant, continuous perpetual ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== stets === Further reading === “stet” in Duden online “stet”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[5] (in German) == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈstɛt] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈstɛt] === Verb === stet third-person singular present active subjunctive of stō ==== Related terms ==== stare statio status