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edition

noun

  1. number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same time
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Pronunciation: /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ / /ˈe.ɖɪ.ʃən/

noun

Etymology: From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”).

  1. A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.

    She wanted a copy of the Clericotes edition, but had to settle for the 1921 edition. She had never liked abridged editions.

  2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

    The first edition was soon sold.

  3. An instance of the first or second sense.

    What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition.

  4. A particular instance of an event.

    The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.