Definition of edition Edition

/ʌdɪˈʃʌn/ - [udishun] - e•di•tion

We found 10 definitions of edition from 5 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: editions

edition - the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
  printing, impression the business of producing printed material for sale or distribution
  limited edition an edition that is restricted to a specific number of copies
edition - an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"
  issue, number the act of providing an item for general use or for official purposes (usually in quantity); "a new issue of stamps"; "the last issue of penicillin was over a month ago"
edition - all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; "the first edition appeared in 1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings"
edition - something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
  version, variant, variation
  type a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper; "he dropped a case of type, so they made him pick them up"
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  • edition (Noun)
    A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner.
  • edition (Noun)
    The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • edition (n.)
    A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of Shakespeare.
  • edition (n.)
    The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • edition
    The process of printing a number of books struck from one plate, usually at the same time.

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