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reportorial

[ rep-er-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ree-pawr-, -pohr-, -per- ]
/ ˌrɛp ərˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˌri pɔr-, -poʊr-, -pər- /
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adjective

of or relating to a reporter.
of, noting, or characteristic of a report: His lecture was more reportorial than analytical.

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Origin of reportorial

1855–60, Americanism;report(er) + -orial, by analogy with pairs such as tutor, tutorial

OTHER WORDS FROM reportorial

rep·or·to·ri·al·ly, adverbun·rep·or·to·ri·al, adjective

Words nearby reportorial

reported clause, reportedly, reported speech, reporter, reporter gene, reportorial, report stage, reposal, repose, reposeful, reposit
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British Dictionary definitions for reportorial

reportorial
/ (ˌrɛpɔːˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

mainly US of or relating to a newspaper reporter

Derived forms of reportorial

reportorially, adverb

Word Origin for reportorial

C20: from reporter, influenced by editorial
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