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Synonyms

first edition

American  

noun

  1. the whole number of copies of a literary work printed first, from the same type, and issued together.

  2. an individual copy from this number.

  3. 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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For instance, La Liga had no team in the first edition of the Conference League because Villarreal won a European competition and finished in seventh.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Jane Magnusson recalled rescuing a first edition of Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises” that her mother might otherwise have discarded or given to a stranger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Welcome to the first edition of Executive Dysfunction.

From Slate • Feb. 19, 2026

On my bookshelves lived my beloved book collection — hundreds of signed, first edition novels which had taken me years to collect.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Cara and Joey had gotten the idea on Monday afternoon, and the first edition had been ready to distribute today, Friday morning.

From "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements

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