Pronunciations (3)
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/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
- Received-Pronunciation
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/ˈe.ɖɪ.ʃən/
Pronunciation notes
- India
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ɪˈdɪʃən
Noun
A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.
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She wanted a copy of the Clericotes edition, but had to settle for the 1921 edition. She had never liked abridged editions.
The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
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The first edition was soon sold.
An instance of the first or second sense.
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What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition.
A particular instance of an event.
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The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.
Noun
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
- Broader terms
all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
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the first edition appeared in 1920
it was too late for the morning edition
More examples (1)
they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings
an issue of a newspaper
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he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times
something a little different from others of the same type
- Broader terms
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an experimental version of the night fighter
a variant of the same word
More examples (2)
an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
the boy is a younger edition of his father