Definition of EDITION

edition

Meanings

Plural: editions

Noun

  • the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
  • 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"
  • an issue of a newspaper
    • "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"
  • something a little different from others of the same type
    • "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
  • A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
  • The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
  • An instance of the first or second sense.
  • A particular instance of an event.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 8

edition is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
edition is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
edition is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

edition is a valid Words With Friends word