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 27, 2026, print edition as 'The Archbishop’s New York Welcome'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the February 27, 2026, print edition as 'AI and the Data Center Backlash'.

From The Wall Street Journal

A later edition included four pages of “Additional Facts,” including the mysterious appearance of “a turnip covered with minute, multitudinous, and most beautifully formed mesmeric characters.”

From Literature

Appeared in the February 27, 2026, print edition as 'An Engaging Return to the Wild'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the February 27, 2026, print edition as 'Everyone Else Is Trading Without Us'.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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