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 edition edition /ɪˈdɪʃən/

noun

  1. () The form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published  ( edition )
    the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
  2. () All of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time  ( edition )
    all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
     The first edition appeared in 1920
    the first edition appeared in 1920
     It was too late for the morning edition
    it was too late for the morning edition
     They issued a limited edition of Bach recordings
    they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings
  3. Something a little different from others of the same type  ( edition , variant , variation , version )
    something a little different from others of the same type
     An experimental version of the night fighter
    an experimental version of the night fighter
     A variant of the same word
    a variant of the same word
     An emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
    an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
     The boy is a younger edition of his father
    the boy is a younger edition of his father
  4. An issue of a newspaper  ( edition )
    an issue of a newspaper
     He read it in yesterday's edition of the Times
    he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times