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edition

Pronunciation: /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

The English word “edition” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
  2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
  3. An instance of the first or second sense.
  4. A particular instance of an event.

Etymology

From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”).

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