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edi·tion (i dis̸h′ən)

noun

  1. the size, style, or form in which a book is published a pocket edition
    1. the total number of copies of a book or the like printed from the same plates, type, etc. and published at about the same time
    2. a single copy of such a printing
  3. any of the versions of a textbook, reference book, etc. that is maintained by periodic revision the fourth edition of a handbook
  4. the issue of a standard work or of the writings of a well-known author, distinguished by its editor, publisher, etc. the Skeat edition of Chaucer
  5. any of the various regular issues of a newspaper the Sunday edition
  6. ☆ any set of like items made and offered for sale at one time a limited edition of commemorative plates

Etymology: ME edicion < L editio, a bringing forth, publishing < edere: see editor

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edition Synonyms

edition

n.

printing, publication, issue of a literary work, published form, version, format, impression, number, imprint, reprint, reissue, release, press run.


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edition Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • revise: Little Gem Guide: a revised edition will be ready in August.

Converse of subject

  • supersede: This title has been superceded by a new edition.

Adjective modifier

  • 2nd: A Practical Guide " , 2nd edition, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Modifies a noun

  • print: Available in white or a few limited edition prints.

Noun used with modifier

  • paperback: It will appear in December 2004 in cloth and paperback editions.

Preposition: of

  • newsletter: We've included a selection of articles on the left, which have all appeared in previous editions of the newsletter.
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edition quotes

   The body of Benjamin Franklin, printer, (Like the cover of an old book, Its contents worn out, And stripped of its lettering and gilding) Lies here, food for worms! Yet the work itself shall not be lost, For it will, as he believed, appear once more In a new And more beautiful edition, Corrected and amended By its Author!

-Franklin, Benjamin

His slang†was always a little out of date, as though he had studied in a dictionary of popular usage, but not in the latest edition.

-Greene, (Henry) Graham

He writes as fast as they can read, and he does not write himself down† His worst is better than any other person's best† His works (taken together) are almost like a new edition of human nature. This is indeed to be an author!

-Hazlitt,William

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