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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Which team will move to 2-0 in the first edition of Thursday Night Football?
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The first edition of the Michigan Sports Writers High School Football Rankings is out.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Nomad’s first edition took place in 2017 in Monaco at La Vigie, a villa renovated and occupied by fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld in the ’80s and used during key moments for Monaco’s ruling family, including Charlotte Casiraghi’s wedding.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Here are the 16 clubs that played in the first edition of the competition in 1955-56, all of them having been selected to participate by L’Equipe.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
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Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The first edition of the Michigan Sports Writers High School Football Rankings is out.
—Christian Romo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Nomad’s first edition took place in 2017 in Monaco at La Vigie, a villa renovated and occupied by fashion legend Karl Lagerfeld in the ’80s and used during key moments for Monaco’s ruling family, including Charlotte Casiraghi’s wedding.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Here are the 16 clubs that played in the first edition of the competition in 1955-56, all of them having been selected to participate by L’Equipe.
—Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first edition
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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