edition
noun /ɪˈdɪʃn/
/ɪˈdɪʃn/
- the form in which a book, newspaper, etc. is published
- a paperback/hardback edition
- the print/online edition
- the online edition of ‘The Guardian’
- a deluxe edition of Mark Twain's ‘Huckleberry Finn’
- a facsimile edition of Dr Johnson's Dictionary of 1755
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- etc.
- …
- bring out
- issue
- …
- appear
- be out
- come out
- …
- in a… edition
- edition of
- a version of a book or other text that is regularly revised
- A second edition appeared in 1824.
- The dictionary is now in its tenth edition.
- a revised/an updated/an expanded edition
- She worked on the previous edition of our Brazil guide.
Extra ExamplesTopics Literature and writingb2- Later editions had a glossary.
- The passionate collector will go for early editions.
- They have brought out an abridged edition of the encyclopedia.
- This edition features a new section on Chinese cooking.
- The encyclopedia will shortly be out in a revised edition.
- a particular newspaper or magazine, or radio or television programme, especially one in a regular series
- Tonight's edition of ‘Panorama’ looks at unemployment.
- the November edition of ‘Vogue’
- There will be a live edition of the show tomorrow night.
- in an edition of something The article appeared in the evening edition of ‘The Mercury’.
- The story was in Tuesday's edition of ‘The New York Times’.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- etc.
- …
- bring out
- issue
- …
- appear
- be out
- come out
- …
- in a… edition
- edition of
- (abbreviation ed.)the total number of copies of a book, newspaper or magazine, etc. published at one time
- It was originally published in 1836 in an edition of 500 copies.
- Sometimes only part of the edition is printed initially.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- first
- second
- etc.
- …
- bring out
- issue
- …
- appear
- be out
- come out
- …
- in a… edition
- edition of
Word Originlate Middle English: from French édition, from Latin editio(n-), from edere ‘put out’, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out’ + dare ‘give’.