stet noun & verb. [stɛt] M18.
[Latin, 3rd person sing. pres. subjunct. of stare = let it stand.]
A. noun. A direction in the margin of a proof-sheet etc. indicating that a correction or deletion should be ignored and that the original matter is to be retained. M18.
b. verb trans. Infl. -tt-. Cancel the correction or deletion of; write 'stet' against (an accidental deletion, miscorrection, etc.). L19.

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