limited edition

noun

: an issue of something collectible (such as books, prints, or medals) that is advertised to be limited to a relatively small number of copies

Examples of limited edition in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

To celebrate his big expo win last weekend, Chef Heatley’s Hot Pepper Farm is offering 26% off pre-orders on gift boxes of these limited editions which, like all the sauces, are made, packaged and distributed at his warehouse/storefront on Railroad Street in Sandwich. —Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 3 May 2026

Additionally, limited edition releases that are hand-numbered are typically more valuable than those that are not. —Nina Derwin, Martha Stewart, 30 Apr. 2026

But the better one was a 20-piece limited edition in a tantalum case. —Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 30 Apr. 2026

My first small press limited edition book, Sweethearts (Truck Press, Carrboro NC) came out the summer before grad school, so all those one-page pieces, some of which appeared in Black Tickets, pre-date Iowa. —Literary Hub, 21 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for limited edition

• superimposition
• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition