- (subj.3dpers.sing.) Let it stand; -- a word used by proof readers to signify that something once erased or marked for omission, is to remain.
- (v.t.) To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for omission; to mark with the word stet or with a series of dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted a deled footnote.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). stet. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/stet/definitions/2066406 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "stet" http://smartdefine.org/stet/definitions/2066406 (accessed September 21, 2026). |
| Harvard | Webster's 2011, stet, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/stet/definitions/2066406>. |
| MLA | Webster's. "stet" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/stet/definitions/2066406> |