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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

EDI'TION, n. [L. editio, from edo, to publish.]
1. The publication of any book or writing; as the first edition of a new work.
2. Republication, sometimes with revision and correction; as the second edition of a work.
3. Any publication of a book before published; also, one impression or the whole number of copies published at once; as the tenth edition.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
2: all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time; "the first edition appeared in 1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings"
3: an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"
4: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" [syn: version, variant, variation, edition]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle French, from Latin edition-, editio publication, edition, from edere to bring forth, publish, from e- + -dere to put or -dere (from dare to give) — more at do, date Date: 1555 1. a. the form or version in which a text is published <a paperback edition> <the German edition> b. (1) the whole number of copies published at one time (2) a usually special issue of a newspaper (as for a particular day or purpose) <Sunday edition> <international edition> (3) one of the usually several issues of a newspaper in a single day <city edition> <late edition> 2. a. one of the forms in which something is presented <this year's edition of the annual charity ball> b. the whole number of articles of one style put out at one time <a limited edition of collectors' pieces> 3. copy, version

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a one of the particular forms in which a literary work etc. is published (paperback edition; pocket edition). b a copy of a book in a particular form (a first edition). 2 a whole number of copies of a book, newspaper, etc., issued at one time. 3 a particular version or instance of a broadcast, esp. of a regular programme or feature. 4 a person or thing similar to or resembling another (a miniature edition of her mother). Etymology: F édition f. L editio -onis f. edere edit- put out (as E-, dare give)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Edition E*di"tion, n. [L. editio, fr. edere to publish; cf. F. ['e]dition. See Edit.] 1. A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of Shakespeare. 2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(editions) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. An edition is a particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is printed at one time. A paperback edition is now available at bookshops. N-COUNT: usu supp N 2. An edition is the total number of copies of a particular book or newspaper that are printed at one time. The second edition was published only in America. N-COUNT: usu supp N 3. An edition is a single television or radio programme that is one of a series about a particular subject. They appeared on an edition of BBC2's Arena. = episode N-COUNT: with supp

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Issue (of a literary work), impression. 2. Impression, number (of copies) printed at once.

Moby Thesaurus

arrangement, back number, collection, composite reading, conflation, copy, critical edition, diplomatic text, draft, edited text, hymnal, hymnbook, impression, instrumental score, issue, lection, library, library edition, libretto, lute tablature, music, music paper, music roll, musical notation, musical score, normalized text, notation, number, opera, opera score, orchestral score, part, piano score, printing, reading, reissue, rendering, rendition, reprinting, scholarly edition, school edition, score, series, set, sheet music, short score, songbook, songster, tablature, text, trade book, trade edition, transcript, transcription, variant, version, vocal score, volume, written music