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

Jane would go on to publish her first edition of Conversations in 1816. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026

As mentioned before, this is also the first cask-strength Garryana release since the first edition (most of the other editions were bottled at 100 proof). — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026

The appointment comes as the org is prepping to mount the Sundance Film Festival in Boulder, Colorado in January 2027, which will mark Sundance’s first edition in its new home after departing Park City, Utah. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Hello, this is Leonie Kidd, and this is my first edition of Morning Squawk. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 19 Oct. 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