edition

noun

edi·​tion i-ˈdi-shən 

1

a

: the form or version in which a text is published

a paperback edition

the German edition

b(1)

: the whole number of copies published at one time

(2)

: a usually special issue of a newspaper (as for a particular day or purpose)

Sunday edition

international edition

(3)

: one of the usually several issues of a newspaper in a single day

city edition

late edition

2

a

: one of the forms in which something is presented

this year's edition of the annual charity ball

b

: the whole number of articles of one style put out at one time

a limited edition of collectors' pieces

3

: copy, version

Examples of edition in a Sentence

the latest edition of the software

The errors were corrected in the book's second edition.

Recent Examples on the Web

Whether or not is a new edition or the changes to the rules are good or bad will be left for the Internet to decide. —Rob Wieland, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025

Along with his Tonight Show performance, Lil Baby dropped a new deluxe edition of WHAM last night with four additional tracks. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Jan. 2025

Paywall-free reading of new articles and over a century of archives Unlock access to iOS/Android apps to save editions for offline reading Six issues a year in print and online, plus audio articles Already a subscriber? —Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025

More about Declan Walsh A version of this article appears in print on Jan. 8, 2025, Section A, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: Sudan Rebels Are Guilty Of Genocide, The U.S. Says. —Declan Walsh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Latin edition-, editio publication, edition, from edere to bring forth, publish, from e- + -dere to put or -dere (from dare to give) — more at do, date

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing edition

• co-edition
• first edition
• limited edition
• pocket edition
• text edition
• trade edition

Kids Definition

edition

noun

edi·​tion i-ˈdish-ən 

1

: the form in which a book is published

an illustrated edition

2

: the whole number of copies printed or published at one time

a third edition

3

: one of the several issues of a newspaper for a single day

the late edition