"editrix" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: editrices [plural], editrixes [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin ēditrīx. By surface analysis, edit + -trix. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|ēditrīx}} Learned borrowing from Latin ēditrīx, {{surf|en|edit|-trix}} By surface analysis, edit + -trix Head templates: {{en-noun|editrices|+}} editrix (plural editrices or editrixes)
  1. (uncommon) A female editor. Tags: uncommon Synonyms: editress

Inflected forms

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