pocket edition

American  

noun

1. pocketbook.

2. Informal. a small or smaller form of something; miniature version.

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Etymology

Origin of pocket edition

First recorded in 1705–15

Example Sentences

In a memory box that Mr. Ailes created for Zachary to open after he died, the father left his child a pocket edition of the U.S.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2017

Then, to cheers, he pulled out a pocket edition of it.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2016

The $7 pocket edition of the former reportedly made more money on Christmas than any other iOs app.

From Time • Dec. 31, 2014

He also carried a pocket edition of the Constitution at all times.

From Slate

Only in Oliver's pocket edition is this excellent thesaurus of pithy and forcible Scottish apophthegms presented with his other works.

From Allan Ramsay Famous Scots Series by Smeaton, William Henry Oliphant