edition
noun
- number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same time
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ / /ˈe.ɖɪ.ʃən/
noun
Etymology: From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”).
- 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.”
- The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
“The first edition was soon sold.”
- An instance of the first or second sense.
“What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition.”
- A particular instance of an event.
“The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.”