editorial

From editor + -ial.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɛdɪˈtɔːɹɪəl/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɛdɪˈtɔɹiəl/

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• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌed.ɪˈtoː.ɹɪ.əl/
• Hyphenation: edi‧to‧ri‧al
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹiəl

editorial (not comparable)

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

   editorial labours; editorial remarks

   • 2024 October 9, Hadas Gold, Liam Reilly and Brian Stelter, “Shari Redstone says CBS leaders made ‘bad mistake’ with handling of Ta-Nehisi Coates interview fallout”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     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. (fashion) Appropriate for high fashion magazines.

editorial (plural editorials)

1. An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.
   • 1963 June, “Second thoughts on Beeching”, in Modern Railways, page 361:

     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. A similar commentary on radio or television.

• radiolite

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ði.tu.ɾiˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ði.to.ɾiˈal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [e.ði.to.ɾiˈal]

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• Rhymes: -al

editorial m or f (masculine and feminine plural editorials)

1. editorial (relating to editing)

• IPA^(key): /ɛditɔˈɾjal/ [ɛ.ð̞i.t̪ɔˈɾjɑɫ]
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: e‧di‧to‧rial

editorial m or f (plural editoriais)

1. editorial

• “editorial”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “editorial”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Borrowed from English editorial.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /editoˈrial/ [e.di.t̪oˈri.al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧di‧to‧ri‧al

editorial (comparative lebih editorial, superlative paling editorial)

1. (communication) editorial

editorial (plural editorial-editorial)

1. (communication) editorial

   Synonym: tajuk rencana

• “editorial”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from English editorial.

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
• Hyphenation: e‧di‧to‧ri‧al

editorial m or f (plural editoriais)

1. editorial (relating to editor or edition)
2. (journalism) editorial (relating to an article written by the management of a publication that expresses its opinion on a specific current issue)

editorial m (plural editoriais)

1. editorial (article giving the opinion of editors)

editorial f (plural editoriais)

1. publishing company

• “editorial”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “editorial”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “editorial”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• едиториал (editorial) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Borrowed from French éditorial. By surface analysis, editor +‎ -ial.

• IPA^(key): (prescribed) /e.di.to.riˈal/, (most common) /e.di.toˈrjal/
• Rhymes: -al
• Hyphenation: e‧di‧to‧ri‧al

editorial m or n (feminine singular editorială, masculine plural editoriali, feminine/neuter plural editoriale)

1. editorial (relating to editors)

editorial n (plural editoriale)

1. editorial (type of article)

• “editorial”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

• IPA^(key): /editoˈɾjal/ [e.ð̞i.t̪oˈɾjal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: e‧di‧to‧rial

editorial m or f (masculine and feminine plural editoriales)

1. editorial

editorial m (plural editoriales)

1. editorial

editorial f (plural editoriales)

1. publisher

• “editorial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025