edition
noun
edi·tion
i-ˈdi-shən 
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
Examples of edition in a Sentence
the latest edition of the software
The errors were corrected in the book's second edition.
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The festival also celebrates a decade of XR innovation with the 10th edition of Raindance Immersive, featuring 32 projects.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2025
The inaugural edition of the festival, which builds on the DFI’s decade-old youth and family-skewed Ajyal Film Festival, will run from November 20 to 28.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2025
The Paraguayan made the proposal at his own congress in April to expand the 2030 edition of the tournament to 64 teams.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The seminal 1968 edition featured protests spearheaded by director Jean-Luc Godard, which forced the festival to shut down.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 19 May 2025
The inaugural edition of the festival, which builds on the DFI’s decade-old youth and family-skewed Ajyal Film Festival, will run from November 20 to 28.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 May 2025
The Paraguayan made the proposal at his own congress in April to expand the 2030 edition of the tournament to 64 teams.
—Adam Crafton, New York Times, 17 May 2025
The seminal 1968 edition featured protests spearheaded by director Jean-Luc Godard, which forced the festival to shut down.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 17 May 2025
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“Edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/edition. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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edition
noun
edi·tion
i-ˈdish-ən
1
: the form in which a book is published
an illustrated edition
2
: the whole number of copies printed or published at one time
a third edition
3
: one of the several issues of a newspaper for a single day
the late edition
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