edition

[ ih-dish-uhn ]

noun

1. one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. ( impression ).
2. the format in which a literary work is published:

   a one-volume edition of Shakespeare.

3. the whole number of impressions or copies of a book, newspaper, etc., printed from one set of type at one time.
4. a version of anything, printed or not, presented to the public:

   the newest edition of a popular musical revue.

edition

/ ɪˈdɪʃən /

noun

1. printing
   1. the entire number of copies of a book, newspaper, or other publication printed at one time from a single setting of type
   2. a single copy from this number

      a first edition

      the evening edition

2. See impression
   one of a number of printings of a book or other publication, issued at separate times with alterations, amendments, etc Compare impression
3. 1. an issue of a work identified by its format

      a leather-bound edition of Shakespeare

   2. an issue of a work identified by its editor or publisher

      the Oxford edition of Shakespeare

4. a particular instance of a television or radio programme broadcast

verb

1. tr to produce multiple copies of (an original work of art)

Other Words From

• pree·dition noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of edition¹

1545–55; (< Middle French ) < Latin ēditiōn- (stem of ēditiō ) publication, equivalent to ēdit ( us ) (past participle of ēdere; edit ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of edition¹

C16: from Latin ēditiō a bringing forth, publishing, from ēdere to give out; see editor

Example Sentences

A limited edition export stout known as the Indra Kunindra came to wash it down.

From The Daily Beast

On the back cover of the first paperback edition we get a glimpse of the media buzz.

From The Daily Beast

She reportedly also had a book collection worth more than €20 million, including a first edition of Don Quixote from 1605.

From The Daily Beast

If the new edition of Mary Landrieu shows up in the Senate, the Republicans win either way.

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With only 7,500 sets created, this limited edition 41-DVD box set is available on November 11, 2014 for an SRP of $349.98.

From The Daily Beast

In the early sixties a cheap edition appeared, and cheap editions were rare things then.

From Project Gutenberg

A copy of Tendall's testament sold at Oxford for 20 guineas, supposed to be the only copy of that edition unburned by Tonstall.

From Project Gutenberg

Transcribers Notes: This ebook has been transcribed from the original print edition, published in 1767.

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At all events, they are not to be found in the second edition of Christabel , nor in any subsequent edition.

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It is the last edition (Paris, 1840), and purports to be "augmente d'un examen critique et des preuves positives," &c.

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Related Words

• copy
• program
• publication
• release
• version
• volume