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editorial
What does editorial mean?
editorial (noun): an article giving opinions or perspectives.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce editorial?
/ˌɛdəˈtɔɹiəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does editorial come from?
From editor + -ial.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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