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

Curry, who won cycle 1, previously alleged to EW that she was disappointed by her prize package for winning the first edition in 2003. —Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Feb. 2026

There are a few base set editions, including first edition cards. —Kate Perez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

The festival’s lineup has always punched above its weight, even during the first edition in 2016 that brought big-name acts to Okeechobee County. —Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2026

But even her first edition was marred with political turmoil in Germany with the rise of the far right, as well as pressures for the Berlinale to pick a side in the Gaza-Israel conflict. —Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Feb. 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