Main Entry:

edi·tion

Pronunciation:

\i-ˈdi-shən\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

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

Date:

1555

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>3: copy, version