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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HollyShorts Dubai, which just wrapped its first edition providing Arab filmmakers a direct pipeline to Academy Awards consideration, is launching a dedicated short films competition for college students across the Middle East and beyond.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Not only as a fellow competitor but as the commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which has organized the Sydney Hobart Race since the first edition in 1945.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
It was not sponsored for its first edition in 2023 but has subsequently been named after international airline Emirates over the last two seasons.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
That allowed Boise residents to crowd into the cabin as the two pressmen set type for the first edition of the Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Not only as a fellow competitor but as the commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which has organized the Sydney Hobart Race since the first edition in 1945.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
It was not sponsored for its first edition in 2023 but has subsequently been named after international airline Emirates over the last two seasons.
—Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 16 Dec. 2025
That allowed Boise residents to crowd into the cabin as the two pressmen set type for the first edition of the Idaho Tri-Weekly Statesman.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
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