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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Welcome to the first edition of this newsletter's new Question Of The Week section.
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Take off with a cardboard box of first editions and make a getaway?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Founded in 2019 by Geoff Hess, a vintage watch collector and auction house veteran who now serves as global head of watches at Sotheby’s in New York, the fest, which this year cost $1,500 per attendee, has grown in fame and size since its first edition.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
This will be the first edition of Okeechobee since 2023.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Take off with a cardboard box of first editions and make a getaway?
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Founded in 2019 by Geoff Hess, a vintage watch collector and auction house veteran who now serves as global head of watches at Sotheby’s in New York, the fest, which this year cost $1,500 per attendee, has grown in fame and size since its first edition.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 1 Oct. 2025
This will be the first edition of Okeechobee since 2023.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 1 Oct. 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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