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edition

Syllabification: (e·di·tion)
Pronunciation: /iˈdiSHən/

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Definition of edition

noun

  • 1a particular form or version of a published text:a paperback edition
  • a particular version of a text that has been revised or created from a substantially new setting of type:a first edition
  • [in singular] a person or thing that is compared to another as a copy to an original:the building was a simpler edition of its namesake
  • 2the total number of copies of a book, newspaper, or other published material issued at one time.
  • 3a particular version or instance of a regular program or broadcast:the Monday edition will be repeated on Wednesday afternoons

Origin:

late Middle English: from French édition, from Latin editio(n-), from edere 'put out', from e- (variant of ex-) 'out' + dare 'give'

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