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10 Language-to-English DictionariesStet
/stɛt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A directive used in editing or proofreading to indicate that a correction should be disregarded.
"The editor wrote 'stet' in the margin to indicate that the original text should remain unchanged." - 2
To mark a correction in a manuscript or document as not to be made.
"After reviewing the changes, the author decided to stet the last edit."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'stet' originates from the Latin word 'stet', meaning 'let it stand'. It was adopted into English in the 19th century, primarily used in proofreading to indicate that a previously marked correction should be ignored.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stet" is said worldwide
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stet
Transliteration: stet
"L'éditeur a écrit 'stet' pour indiquer que le texte original devait rester inchangé."
stet
Transliteration: stet
"Der Redakteur schrieb 'stet', um anzuzeigen, dass der ursprüngliche Text unverändert bleiben sollte."
stet
Transliteration: stet
"L'editore ha scritto 'stet' per indicare che il testo originale doveva rimanere invariato."
stet
Transliteration: stet
"El editor escribió 'stet' para indicar que el texto original debía permanecer sin cambios."
stet
Transliteration: stet
"O editor escreveu 'stet' para indicar que o texto original deveria permanecer inalterado."
स्टेट
Transliteration: stet
"संपादक ने लिखा 'स्टेट' यह संकेत करने के लिए कि मूल पाठ को अपरिवर्तित रहना चाहिए।"
保持原样
Transliteration: bǎochí yuányàng
"编辑在旁边写下'保持原样'，以表明原文应保持不变。"
스텟
Transliteration: seutet
"편집자는 원본 텍스트가 변경되지 않아야 함을 나타내기 위해 '스텟'이라고 썼습니다."
ステット
Transliteration: sutetto
"編集者は元のテキストを変更しないことを示すために「ステット」と書きました。"
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