edition

noun

edi·tion i-ˈdi-shən

Synonyms of edition next

: the form or version in which a text is published

a paperback edition

the German edition

b(1)

: the whole number of copies published at one time

(2)

: a usually special issue of a newspaper (as for a particular day or purpose)

Sunday edition

international edition

(3)

: one of the usually several issues of a newspaper in a single day

city edition

late edition

: one of the forms in which something is presented

this year's edition of the annual charity ball

: the whole number of articles of one style put out at one time

a limited edition of collectors' pieces

: copy, version

Example Sentences

the latest edition of the software The errors were corrected in the book's second edition.

Recent Examples on the Web Hear this and other topics discussed on this week’s edition of Puro Politics. —

Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, 30 June 2020 Now, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 edition has been delayed until October. —

Dallas News, 28 June 2020 Based on the 4Runner TRD Off-Road Premium model, the new Venture edition brings the 4Runner's trim level count to eight. —

Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 22 June 2020 Heading into its 22nd edition, which runs June 30 – July 8, the lakeside event will once again showcase the kind outré and audacious fare that Neuchatel’s reliable and devoted young public has come to expect, while continuing to bridge outward, welcoming more unfamiliar faces into the fold. —

Ben Croll, Variety, 23 June 2023 The fair’s inaugural edition took place in the German-speaking town over a half-century ago with 90 galleries that attracted around 16,000 visitors. —

Town & Country, 23 June 2023 The South American country's version is the international edition to have departed most from the franchise format, focusing on live singing over lip-syncs and featuring gender illusionists on par with drag artists. —

Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 21 June 2023 Though the sport has been contested at every edition of the Olympics since 1920, the boxing event in Tokyo was run not by the IBA but by a special task force, under the auspices of the IOC. —

Tom Schad, USA TODAY, 21 June 2023 Image: Apple Daily Two years ago Saturday, Hong Kong’s popular Apple Daily published its last edition. —

William McGurn, WSJ, 19 June 2023 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin edition-, editio publication, edition, from edere to bring forth, publish, from e- + -dere to put or -dere (from dare to give) — more at do, date

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler

The first known use of edition was in the 15th century

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