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edi·tion

noun \i-ˈdi-shən\

Definition of EDITION

1
a : the form or version in which a text is published <a paperback edition> <the German edition>
b (1) : the whole number of copies published at one time
(2) : a usually special issue of a newspaper (as for a particular day or purpose) <Sunday edition> <international edition> (3) : one of the usually several issues of a newspaper in a single day <city edition> <late edition>
2
a : one of the forms in which something is presented <this year's edition of the annual charity ball>
b : the whole number of articles of one style put out at one time <a limited edition of collectors' pieces>

Examples of EDITION

  1. the latest edition of the software
  2. The errors were corrected in the book's second edition.

Origin of EDITION

Middle French, from Latin edition-, editio publication, edition, from edere to bring forth, publish, from e- + -dere to put or -dere (from dare to give) — more at do, date
First Known Use: 1555

Other Publishing Terms

annotate, dreadful, emend, expurgate, factoid, jump, lobster shift, redaction, referee

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