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

The first edition featured an orchestral performance at Ajuda National Palace and attracted more than 100 participants. — Anthony Demarco, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Tsui’s first edition at the helm — the event’s 51st — will come next March. — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2026

The stories related to the staging of this first edition have become somewhat legendary, particularly the European entrants travelling together by ship across the Atlantic Ocean, then stopping off to collect the Brazil squad en route. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 23 July 2026

The first edition has received funding from both the City of Vienna and the Federal Ministry for Housing, Art, Culture, Media and Sport. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 20 July 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