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.
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The first edition of the Audiovisual and Tourism Forum was held in the Rio Art Museum (MAR) and was part of a larger tourist sector event, TurisMall 2026.
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Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Twenty-two European ministers are petitioning the organizers of the Venice Biennale to disinvite Russia from the prestigious event’s upcoming sixty-first edition, to open March 9.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 Mar. 2026
Katie goes nuclear, kicking Archie out of his house and tossing his beloved first edition of War and Peace into the fireplace.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Only in its third year, the fair has already more than doubled its exhibitors list since its first edition, leaping from 30 to upwards of 70.
—Katherine McGrath, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
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Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
Twenty-two European ministers are petitioning the organizers of the Venice Biennale to disinvite Russia from the prestigious event’s upcoming sixty-first edition, to open March 9.
—News Desk, Artforum, 12 Mar. 2026
Katie goes nuclear, kicking Archie out of his house and tossing his beloved first edition of War and Peace into the fireplace.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Only in its third year, the fair has already more than doubled its exhibitors list since its first edition, leaping from 30 to upwards of 70.
—Katherine McGrath, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2026
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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