edition

[ ih-dish-uhn ]

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noun

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. (distinguished from impression).
the format in which a literary work is published: a one-volume edition of Shakespeare.

the whole number of impressions or copies of a book, newspaper, etc., printed from one set of type at one time.
a version of anything, printed or not, presented to the public: the newest edition of a popular musical revue.

Origin of edition

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

Other words from edition

pre·e·di·tion, noun

Words that may be confused with edition

addition, edition

Words Nearby edition

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How to use edition in a sentence

A limited edition export stout known as the Indra Kunindra came to wash it down.
Dinner at Nitehawk Cinema: ‘Christmas Vacation’ and a Beer in a Pear Tree | Rich Goldstein | December 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
On the back cover of the first paperback edition we get a glimpse of the media buzz.
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She reportedly also had a book collection worth more than €20 million, including a first edition of Don Quixote from 1605.
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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.
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In the early sixties a cheap edition appeared, and cheap editions were rare things then.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph Tatlow
A copy of Tendall's testament sold at Oxford for 20 guineas, supposed to be the only copy of that edition unburned by Tonstall.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel Munsell
Transcribers Notes: This ebook has been transcribed from the original print edition, published in 1767.
Remarks on a Pamphlet Lately published by the Rev. Mr. Maskelyne, | John Harrison
At all events, they are not to be found in the second edition of Christabel , nor in any subsequent edition.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853 | Various
It is the last edition (Paris, 1840), and purports to be "augmente d'un examen critique et des preuves positives," &c.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for edition

edition

/ (ɪˈdɪʃən) /

noun

printing
- the entire number of copies of a book, newspaper, or other publication printed at one time from a single setting of type
- a single copy from this number: a first edition; the evening edition
one of a number of printings of a book or other publication, issued at separate times with alterations, amendments, etc: Compare impression (def. 6)

- an issue of a work identified by its format: a leather-bound edition of Shakespeare
- an issue of a work identified by its editor or publisher: the Oxford edition of Shakespeare
a particular instance of a television or radio programme broadcast

verb

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

Origin of edition

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

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