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# editorial

noun (an editorial, editorials); adjective (editorial)

«editorial» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An editorial is an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the opinion of the editors, not just the news. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/#m1)
2. Editorial (adjective) means to do with editing or with the people who choose and check what is published, as in editorial team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/#m2)

### In the lessons

In media literacy lessons pupils learn to tell news reports (facts) from editorials and opinion pieces (views). Phrases: newspaper editorial, editorial team, editorial decision, editorial staff.

### Examples

- The editorial said the town needs a new park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/#x1)
- Remember, an editorial gives an opinion, not only facts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/#x2)
- The class wrote an editorial for the school newspaper about longer playtimes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/#x3)
- The editorial team chose which photos to print. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/#x4)
- That was an editorial decision by the magazine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/#x5)
- We compared a news report and an editorial on the same story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/#x6)

### Note

Countable as a noun. An editorial is persuasive writing; it can use facts but its aim is to convince. Do not confuse with an «edition» (one version or printing of a book or paper).

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: A modern word for a scholar's note about the text. Commentators on the Sefer Yetzirah sometimes suggest that a copyist mixed up two similar letters, such as Chet and Taw. In the primary lessons: In media literacy lessons pupils learn to tell news reports (facts) from editorials and opinion pieces (views). Phrases: newspaper editorial, editorial team, editorial decision, editorial staff.

### Examples

- This is certainly an editorial error, confusing a Chet for a Taw. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/editorial/#x1)

### Note

Countable as a noun. An editorial is persuasive writing; it can use facts but its aim is to convince. Do not confuse with an «edition» (one version or printing of a book or paper).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «editorial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/editorial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«editorial» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/editorial.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «editorial» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/E/editorial/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«editorial» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/editorial.html) on Mova free.