edition
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
1Other 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
Of the 4,500 recipes in the updated “Joy,” only 50 were unchanged from the earlier edition.
Maria Guarnaschelli, influential cookbook editor, dies at 79 | Emily Langer | February 11, 2021 | Washington PostMichelle Obama is releasing a new edition of her best-selling 2018 memoir Becoming, geared toward young readers.
'My Story in All Its Messy Glory.' Michelle Obama Is Releasing a New Edition of Becoming for Young Readers | Megan McCluskey | February 3, 2021 | TimeThe arrival will also be joined by a self-charging “Enterprise” edition of the robot and the already announced Spot Arm.
Soon Boston Dynamics’ Spot will be remotely opening doors anywhere | Brian Heater | February 2, 2021 | TechCrunchTo start out, FOS Essentials will use the FOS daily newsletter amplification to get in front of prospective students and Pepsi will be sponsoring some editions of that as well.
Why Front Office Sports and Pepsi are taking a B2B approach to Super Bowl marketing | Kayleigh Barber | February 2, 2021 | DigidayGreat British Bake Off will launch a celebrity edition with James McAvoy and others, and I am HERE for it.
The Pandemic Made Instagram an Essential Tool for Restaurants | Amanda Kludt | February 1, 2021 | Eater
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 BEASTOn the back cover of the first paperback edition we get a glimpse of the media buzz.
She reportedly also had a book collection worth more than €20 million, including a first edition of Don Quixote from 1605.
If the new edition of Mary Landrieu shows up in the Senate, the Republicans win either way.
Didn't Obama Hear Oregon’s Warning Shot on Immigration? | Doug McIntyre | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith only 7,500 sets created, this limited edition 41-DVD box set is available on November 11, 2014 for an SRP of $349.98.
How a War-Weary Vet Created ‘The Twilight Zone’ | Rich Goldstein | November 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 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 TatlowA 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 MunsellTranscribers Notes: This ebook has been transcribed from the original print edition, published in 1767.
At all events, they are not to be found in the second edition of Christabel , nor in any subsequent edition.
It is the last edition (Paris, 1840), and purports to be "augmente d'un examen critique et des preuves positives," &c.
British Dictionary definitions for edition
/ (ɪˈdɪʃən) /
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
(tr) to produce multiple copies of (an original work of art)
Origin of edition
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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