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

During his time at Rolling Stone, Marsh spearheaded the first edition of the Rolling Stone Record Guide in 1979. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2026

Sarajevo is a film festival born out of war — its first edition, in 1995, took place while the city was still under siege — and that sense of resistance, of using film to empower communities, still sits at the heart of the festival today. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

The director recalls being selected for the first edition of the event in 1995, when the Bosnian War was still raging, and Sarajevo remained under siege. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

Contributors to El Alboroto’s first edition include writers from Mexico, Colombia and Puerto Rico who work across fiction, nonfiction and poetry. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

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