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Edition meaning in English

Meaning of Edition in English

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Edition

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Noun

1. edition

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

2. edition

all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time

Example Sentences:
'the first edition appeared in 1920'
'it was too late for the morning edition'
'they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings'

3. edition

an issue of a newspaper

Example Sentences:
'he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times'

4. edition, variant, variation, version

something a little different from others of the same type

Example Sentences:
'an experimental version of the night fighter'
'a variant of the same word'
'an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone'
'the boy is a younger edition of his father'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Edition

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verb
5. (transitive)
to produce multiple copies of (an original work of art)
noun
1. printing
a. 
the entire number of copies of a book, newspaper, or other publication printed at one time from a single setting of type
b. 
a single copy from this number
a first edition
the evening edition
2. 
one of a number of printings of a book or other publication, issued at separate times with alterations, amendments, etc
Compare impression (sense 6)
3. 
a. 
an issue of a work identified by its format
a leather-bound edition of Shakespeare
b. 
an issue of a work identified by its editor or publisher
the Oxford edition of Shakespeare
4. 
a particular instance of a television or radio programme broadcast

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Edition

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noun
1. 
the size, style, or form in which a book is published
a pocket edition
2. 
a. 
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
b. 
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.  US
any set of like items made and offered for sale at one time
a limited edition of commemorative plates

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Edition

see synonyms of edition
n.
1.
a. The entire number of copies of a publication issued at one time or from a single set of type.
b. A single copy from this group.
c. The form in which a publication is issued: a paperback edition of a novel; an annotated edition of Shakespeare.
d. A version of an earlier publication having substantial changes or additions: a newly revised edition of a standard reference work.
2. All the copies of a specified issue of a newspaper: the morning edition; the Sunday edition.
3. A broadcast of a radio or television news program: Thursday's edition of the six o'clock news.
4.
a. The entire number of like or identical items issued or produced as a set: a limited edition of early jazz recordings; a signed edition of a group of lithographs.
b. Any of the various or successive forms in which something is offered or presented: this year's edition of fall fashions from Paris.
5. One that closely resembles an original; a version: The boy was a smaller edition of his father.

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