one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
the format in which a literary work is published: a one-volume edition of Shakespeare.
the whole number of impressions or copies of a book, newspaper, etc., printed from one set of type at one time.
a version of anything, printed or not, presented to the public: the newest edition of a popular musical revue.
Origin of edition
1545–55; (<Middle French ) <Latin ēditiōn- (stem of ēditiō) publication, equivalent to ēdit(us) (past participle of ēdere;see edit) + -iōn--ion
OTHER WORDS FROM edition
pre·e·di·tion,noun
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH edition
addition, edition
Words nearby edition
Edison effect, Edison, Thomas A., edit, Edith, Edith Cavell, edition, edition binding, editio princeps, editor, editorial, editorialize
In each edition, find one more thing from the world of culture that we highly recommend.
One Good Thing: Stephen Colbert is looser, funnier, and angrier in quarantine|Emily VanDerWerff|September 4, 2020|Vox
Hammering that nostalgia button in a way that few other companies can, Nintendo announced this morning that the Game & Watch will be making a modernized, but limited edition, return.
Nintendo is remaking the first portable gaming system it ever built|Greg Kumparak|September 3, 2020|TechCrunch
In this edition of “Model Talk,” Nate Silver and Galen Druke break down what’s new in this year’s forecast and discuss where the uncertainty lies.
Model Talk: How The 2020 Presidential Forecast Works|Nate Silver (nrsilver@fivethirtyeight.com)|August 12, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Welcome to a special edition of FiveThirtyEight’s politics chat.
Trump Can’t Postpone The Election, But He Can Delegitimize The Results.|Sarah Frostenson (sarah.frostenson@abc.com)|July 30, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
They will much more buy an extra edition that says, “A new crisis, and the president has done something, or there is a threat of war, or a danger, the climate is going to melt down.”
Reasons to Be Cheerful (Ep. 417)|Stephen J. Dubner|May 7, 2020|Freakonomics
She reportedly also had a book collection worth more than €20 million, including a first edition of Don Quixote from 1605.
Adiós to the Diva Duchess|Barbie Latza Nadeau|November 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The total number of articles was 30 million, with 4.4 million in the English-language edition.
You Can Look It Up: The Wikipedia Story|Walter Isaacson|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Biggest Loser is back for its 16th season, with its “Comeback Canyon” edition featuring former athletes.
‘The Biggest Loser’ Could Be TV’s Most Important Show Ever|Daniela Drake|September 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The News of the World, founded in 1843, was replaced by a Sunday edition of the Sun.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of the hottest tickets at the 2014 edition of Comic-Con, the annual nerd mecca in San Diego, was the Marvel presentation.
‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Unmasked: Robert Downey Jr. and Co. Speak at Comic-Con|Annaliza Savage|July 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Having issued this second edition of his interesting narrative, the landlord enters the stable.
The Lock And Key Library|Various
Gough in his edition of Camden says that the Thames was easily passed here at low water.
London Before the Conquest|W. R. Lethaby
The preface to the third edition also bears the date of his birthday.
Boswell's Correspondence with the Honourable Andrew Erskine, and His Journal of a Tour to Corsica|James Boswell
Mamma has been frantic with Mr. Glascock because he has been going to marry,—whom shall I say,—her edition of you.
He Knew He Was Right|Anthony Trollope
He had edited the Alcestis, and married his laundress; lost money by his edition, and his fellowship by his match.
Vivian Grey|Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
British Dictionary definitions for edition
edition
/ (ɪˈdɪʃən) /
noun
printing
the entire number of copies of a book, newspaper, or other publication printed at one time from a single setting of type
a single copy from this numbera first edition; the evening edition
one of a number of printings of a book or other publication, issued at separate times with alterations, amendments, etcCompare impression (def. 6)
an issue of a work identified by its formata leather-bound edition of Shakespeare
an issue of a work identified by its editor or publisherthe Oxford edition of Shakespeare
a particular instance of a television or radio programme broadcast
verb
(tr)to produce multiple copies of (an original work of art)
Word Origin for edition
C16: from Latin ēditiō a bringing forth, publishing, from ēdere to give out; see editor