ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Edition

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Edition is a noun meaning (publishing) A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.

Meaning

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

More Meanings

  1. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
  2. An instance of the first or second sense.
  3. (sports) A particular instance of an event.

Example Sentences

The first edition was soon sold.
What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition.
The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.
She wanted a copy of the Clericotes edition, but had to settle for the 1921 edition. She had never liked abridged editions.

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