Definition of edition
1 a
: the form or version in which a text is published
- a paperback edition
- the German edition
b (1)
: the whole number of copies published at one time
(2)
: a usually special issue of a newspaper (as for a particular day or purpose)
- Sunday edition
- international edition
(3)
: one of the usually several issues of a newspaper in a single day
- city edition
- late edition
2 a
: one of the forms in which something is presented
- this year's edition of the annual charity ball
b
: the whole number of articles of one style put out at one time
- a limited edition of collectors' pieces
