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.
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This year marks the first edition with Fernandez at the helm as IDFA’s artistic director, following Orwa Nyrabia’s exit earlier in the year.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Gauff dropped just 16 games to get there and 25 all tournament, the fewest of a champion since the event’s first edition in 2014.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Welcome to the first edition of this newsletter's new Question Of The Week section.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Take off with a cardboard box of first editions and make a getaway?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Gauff dropped just 16 games to get there and 25 all tournament, the fewest of a champion since the event’s first edition in 2014.
—James Hansen, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Welcome to the first edition of this newsletter's new Question Of The Week section.
—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Take off with a cardboard box of first editions and make a getaway?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first edition
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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