editorial

«editorial» in Mova's judaism dictionary: an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) An editorial is an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the opinion of the editors, not just the news. tree →

2) Editorial (adjective) means to do with editing or with the people who choose and check what is published, as in editorial team. tree →

sense in the lessons

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 →
• The editorial said the town needs a new park. tree →
• Remember, an editorial gives an opinion, not only facts. tree →
• The class wrote an editorial for the school newspaper about longer playtimes. tree →
• The editorial team chose which photos to print. tree →
• That was an editorial decision by the magazine. tree →
• We compared a news report and an editorial on the same story. tree →

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).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «editorial» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.