edition

American  

[ih-dish-uhn] / ɪˈdɪʃ ən /

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.

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edition British  

/ 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. 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

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• preedition noun

Etymology

Origin of edition

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

Example Sentences

Appeared in the February 7, 2026, print edition as 'Japan’s Youth Set to Propel Prime Minister in Election'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gowda - whose eye-popping collection includes rare editions of the Bible, along with books on every subject imaginable - comes from a farming family where books were a luxury.

From BBC

Appeared in the February 7, 2026, print edition as 'Lost in Epstein’s Web ruth, Consequences and the Limits of Epstein’s Web Jeffrey Epstein’s Tangled Web'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the February 7, 2026, print edition as 'Maybe It’s Time to Close the Kennedy Center for Good'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the February 7, 2026, print edition as 'New Jersey’s Progressive Surprise'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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