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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Here are the 16 clubs that played in the first edition of the competition in 1955-56, all of them having been selected to participate by L’Equipe. —Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025

The first edition reportedly featured 236 performers and 2 dogs. —K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025

The first edition of Gateway in 2021 saw Medved and Navia take over the entire floor of a bank building in downtown Miami during the city’s December Art Week. —Ana María Caballero, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

After nearly 30 years as a college and professional coach, Corso made his ESPN debut in 1987, appearing on the very first edition of College Gameday in 1993. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1542, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for first edition

• abolition
• acquisition
• admonition
• ammunition
• apparition
• apposition
• coalition
• competition
• composition
• definition
• deglutition
• demolition