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edition Meaning & Definition

/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

What Does Edition Mean?

Edition is a noun that means A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time. It can also mean The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

Edition in Brief

Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation//ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n//
Syllables1
Pluraleditions

Edition Definition (Noun)

  1. 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.

  2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

    The first edition was soon sold.

  3. An instance of the first or second sense.

    What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition.

  4. A particular instance of an event.

    The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Noun

  1. A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner.

Synonyms of Edition

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Antonyms of Edition

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Edition in a Sentence

She wanted a copy of the Clericotes edition, but had to settle for the 1921 edition. She had never liked abridged editions.

The first edition was soon sold.

What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition.

The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Word Forms & Grammar

edition (plural editions)

Words That Rhyme With Edition

Origin of Edition

From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”).

Pronouncing Edition

Edition is pronounced //ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n// and has 1 syllable.

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