Added 9 October 2026
edition
/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ noun
Latin root: ēditiō Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about edition at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
She wanted a copy of the Clericotes edition, but had to settle for the 1921 edition. She had never liked abridged editions.
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The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
The first edition was soon sold.
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An instance of the first or second sense.
What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition.
Origin
From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”).
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