first edition
Americannoun
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the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.
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an individual copy from this number.
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the first printing of a newspaper for a given date.
Etymology
Origin of first edition
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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Kobliner: I wrote the first edition in 1996, and it was a time when young people, it was felt, didn’t really care about money.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
MarketWatch: What is the biggest change in young people’s financial lives since you wrote the first edition of “Get a Financial Life”?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
Fortunately, the first edition this season airs on Tuesday, providing the perfect opportunity to play out the audio of the Fernandez offside decision.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
The first edition of “60 Minutes” since CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss initiated drastic changes to the venerable program made it to air Sunday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Or at least anyone looking for them with the first edition in hand would think they were gone.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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