first edition
noun
: the copies of a literary work first printed from the same type and issued at the same time
also
: a single copy from a first edition
Examples of first edition in a Sentence
There were many errors in the book's first edition.
She owns a valuable first edition of Huckleberry Finn.
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The main partner for the show is eBay, the world’s leading platform for secondhand goods — a continuation of its partnership at the first edition in Geneva.
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
In its first edition, a report from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) used years of data and assessments to evaluate the nine planetary boundaries.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
The first edition of the list was launched in 2023 with Passalacqua in Moltrasio, Lake Como, Italy, chosen as number one.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The terrorist attacks galvanized the effort to stage the first edition of Tribeca in 2002 as Lower Manhattan was in its earliest stage of rebuilding.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
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Fairchild Studio, WWD, 28 Oct. 2024
In its first edition, a report from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) used years of data and assessments to evaluate the nine planetary boundaries.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
The first edition of the list was launched in 2023 with Passalacqua in Moltrasio, Lake Como, Italy, chosen as number one.
—Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
The terrorist attacks galvanized the effort to stage the first edition of Tribeca in 2002 as Lower Manhattan was in its earliest stage of rebuilding.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2024
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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