Standard Lemma guide

stet

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /stɛt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛt
  • CMU ARPABET: S T EH1 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An order staying all proceedings in an action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: especially

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

To let (edited material) stand, or remain as it was.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

Examples

  • Stet that colon.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To stay all proceedings in an action.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: especially Maryland

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: direct

6

verb

Meaning 6

printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: invalidate, annul, quash, void, avoid, nullify

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: korjauksen peruutus — symbol
  • Finnish: peruuttaa korjaus — let edited material stand