edition

[ ih-dish-uhn ]

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.

edition

/ 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

verb

1. tr to produce multiple copies of (an original work of art)

Other Words From

• pree·dition noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of edition¹

1545–55; (< Middle French ) < Latin ēditiōn- (stem of ēditiō ) publication, equivalent to ēdit ( us ) (past participle of ēdere; edit ) + -iōn- -ion

Word History and Origins

Origin of edition¹

C16: from Latin ēditiō a bringing forth, publishing, from ēdere to give out; see editor

Example Sentences

“Every summer I’d run back to Europe for a month and hit the streets,” updating for the next year’s edition, he said.

From New York Times

They have also thrown off the indie shackles on a special edition of Gary featuring cover versions of songs by acts ranging from Bob Marley to Lady Gaga and Whitney Houston.

From BBC

The first edition of “If War Comes” was produced during World War Two and it was updated during the Cold War.

From BBC

The other was another edition of a baking contest that featured a dirty turkey cake and one with a gaping orifice that spits stuffing.

From Los Angeles Times

The material -- a type of metal-organic framework, or MOF -- will be described in a paper to be published in the Nov. 15 print edition of the journal Science.

From Science Daily

Related Words

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