edition
pronunciation
How to pronounce edition in British English:
UK [ɪˈdɪʃn]
How to pronounce edition in American English:
US [ɪˈdɪʃn]
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- 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
- an issue of a newspaper
- something a little different from others of the same type
Word Origin
- edition (n.)
- early 15c., "version, translation, a form of a literary work;" 1550s, "act of publishing," from French édition or directly from Latin editionem (nominative editio) "a bringing forth, producing," also "a statement, account," from past participle stem of edere "bring forth, produce," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + -dere, comb. form of dare "to give" (see date (n.1)). "It is awkward to speak of, e.g. 'The second edition of Campbell's edition of Plato's "Theætetus"'; but existing usage affords no satisfactory substitute for this inconvenient mode of expression" [OED].
Example
- 1. International circulation soon outstripped that of the uk edition .
- 2. His changes are noted in the new harvard edition .
- 3. The first edition of the journal confirms what I have long suspected : wine is a racket .
- 4. Mac users can download iantivirus free edition .
- 5. He can include dell in the second edition .