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editorial

adjectivenounattested in dialogue

  • United Kingdom//ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl//
  • Canada//ˌɛdɪˈtɔɹiəl//
  • Australia//ˌed.ɪˈtoː.ɹɪ.əl//

Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

adjective

  1. 1

    Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

    editorial labours; editorial remarks

    In stark opposition to what CBS editorial leadership told staff on Monday, Redstone said that she did not believe Dokoupil had violated the network’s editorial standards when he grilled Coates over the contents of his new book.

  2. 2

    Appropriate for high fashion magazines.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-redup. Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti Proto-Italic *didō Latin dō Latin ēdō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Medieval Latin ēditorder. English editor Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English editorial From editor + -ial.

noun

  1. 1

    An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.

    Gratifying as it is to read such editorials even in the press which supports Mr. Marples' party—and to learn that the G.N. Line's London suburban electrification is at last being given a cost-benefit analysis of the kind which overwhelmingly justified the L.T. Victoria Line [...] but years later than need have been—[...].

  2. 2

    A similar commentary on radio or television.

Forms

plural
editorials
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).