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editorial we

editorial we noun: synonym of plural of modesty (“speaking of oneself as if multiple people, intending to seem modest”).

Noun

editorial we (plural editorial wes or editorial we's)

  1. Synonym of plural of modesty (“speaking of oneself as if multiple people, intending to seem modest”).
  2. The first-person plural pronoun used by an editor or other spokesperson when speaking with the authority of their publication, profession, organization, or company.
  3. The practice, common in mathematical and scientific literature, of referring to a generic third person by we (instead of the more common one or the informal you), or of implying that the writer and the reader, or all of humanity, are united as collaborators in thinking the sequence of thoughts that the narrative describes.

Synonyms of editorial we

Forms of editorial we

pluraleditorial wes
pluraleditorial we's

Questions about editorial we

What does editorial we mean?
Editorial we means synonym of plural of modesty (“speaking of oneself as if multiple people, intending to seem modest”).
What part of speech is editorial we?
Editorial we is a noun.
What is the plural of editorial we?
The plural of editorial we is editorial wes.

Words near editorial we in the dictionary

  1. editorial
  2. editorial cartoon
  3. editorial cartoonist
  4. editorial cartoonists
  5. editorial cartoons
  6. editorial we
  7. editorial we's
  8. editorial wes
  9. editorialisation
  10. editorialisations
  11. editorialise

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