e·di·tion ( -d sh n)n.1. a. The entire number of copies of a publication issued at one time or from a single set of type. b. A single copy from this group. c. The form in which a publication is issued: a paperback edition of a novel; an annotated edition of Shakespeare. d. A version of an earlier publication having substantial changes or additions: a newly revised edition of a standard reference work. 2. All the copies of a specified issue of a newspaper: the morning edition; the Sunday edition. 3. A broadcast of a radio or television news program: Thursday's edition of the six o'clock news. 4. a. The entire number of like or identical items issued or produced as a set: a limited edition of early jazz recordings; a signed edition of a group of lithographs. b. Any of the various or successive forms in which something is offered or presented: this year's edition of fall fashions from Paris. 5. One that closely resembles an original; a version: The boy was a smaller edition of his father.
[Middle English edicion, version, translation, from Latin diti , diti n-, publication, production, from ditus, past participle of dere, to publish, produce; see edit.] |
edition Noun
1. a particular version of a book, newspaper, or magazine produced at one time: the revised paperback edition
2. a single television or radio programme which forms part of a series: the first edition goes on the air in 30 minutes
Edition the number of copies of a book or paper printed at the one time, 1555.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | edition - the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is publishedprinting, impression - all the copies of a work printed at one time; "they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies" limited edition - an edition that is restricted to a specific number of copies |
| 2. | edition - 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"group, grouping - any number of entities (members) considered as a unit |
| 3. | edition - an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"issue, number - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room" extra - an additional edition of a newspaper (usually to report a crisis) |
| 4. | edition - 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"type - a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?" |
edition
In cartography, a particular issue of a map or chart which is different from other issues.
Translationsedition [ɪˈdɪʃən] n (
gen) →
edición f (=
number printed);
tirada edition [ɪˈdɪʃən] edit
n →
édition f edition [ɪˈdɪʃən] edit
n →
Ausgabe f