Associations to the word «Stet»
Adjective
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Wiktionary
STET, noun. A symbol used by proofreaders and typesetters to indicate that a word or phrase that was crossed out should still remain.
STET, verb. The act of marking previously edited material "stet" to indicate that something previously marked for change should remain as is.
STET DOCKET, noun. (legal) A list of cases, maintained by a court or prosecutor, that are not to be tried for the time being.
STET DOCKETS, noun. Plural of stet docket
Dictionary definition
STET, verb. Printing: cancel, as of a correction or deletion.
STET, verb. Printing: direct that a matter marked for omission or correction is to be retained (used in the imperative).
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.