edition
edition Lexical Profile
edition Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A particular form or version in which a text, book, or other work is published, either at a specific time or with specific revisions.
"The university library recently acquired a rare first edition of the nineteenth-century novel."
A single issue or broadcast in a regular series of a newspaper, magazine, or television or radio program.
"The morning edition of the newspaper featured an in-depth report on the municipal election."
The total number of copies of a book, newspaper, fine art print, or other published item issued at one time.
"The lithograph was produced in a strictly limited edition of only fifty signed prints."
Word Nuance & Usage
Often confused with the near-homophone 'addition' (the act of adding something or a newly added part); 'edition' refers specifically to a published version or print run of a work.
• Rhymes for edition
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-16th century from Middle French édition or directly from Latin ēditiō ('a bringing forth, publication'), a noun of action from ēdere ('to bring forth, produce, publish'), formed from ē- ('out') and dare ('to give').