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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This year’s festival also marks Tuttle’s first edition at the helm. —

Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2025 This is Ohio State’s first national title since the 2014 season, when the Buckeyes won the national championship in the first edition of the College Football Playoff. —

Jill Martin, CNN, 21 Jan. 2025 Talk to me about this aspect Roughly 20 Saudi female artists were at the skill level to be able to perform in our first edition. —

Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 27 Dec. 2024 The first edition, dark brown with illustrations of Black men on the cover, is rare. —

Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for first edition

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of first edition was in 1542

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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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