first edition

noun

: the copies of a literary work first printed from the same type and issued at the same time

also : a single copy from a first edition

Examples of first edition in a Sentence

There were many errors in the book's first edition.

She owns a valuable first edition of Huckleberry Finn.

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite widespread industry skepticism before the first edition of the race, Chicago has become a signature event that presents a different experience than most on the NASCAR schedule. —Jeff Gluck, New York Times, 6 July 2025

Just two years ago, van Gisbergen raced to a historic victory in a rainy first edition of NASCAR’s downtown Chicago experiment. —Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025

The first edition of Dialogo in perpuosito de la stella nuova set for auction on July 9 is one of eight complete copies known to exist, as well as the only one not currently held by an institutional archive. —Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 3 July 2025

In addition to its Paris edition, Design Miami expanded in 2024 with the first edition in Los Angeles. —Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 23 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for first edition

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition