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edition
one of a series of printings; a version of anything, printed or not: This is the latest edition of the Word program.
Not to be confused with:
addition – the act of adding or uniting: We are going to have an addition to our family.
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e·di·tion
(ĭ-dĭsh′ən)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 ēditiō, ēditiōn-, publication, production, from ēditus, past participle of ēdere, to publish, produce; see edit.]
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edition
(ɪˈdɪʃən)n
1. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) printing
a. the entire number of copies of a book, newspaper, or other publication printed at one time from a single setting of type
b. a single copy from this number: a first edition; the evening edition.
2. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) one of a number of printings of a book or other publication, issued at separate times with alterations, amendments, etc. Compare impression6
3. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)
a. an issue of a work identified by its format: a leather-bound edition of Shakespeare.
b. an issue of a work identified by its editor or publisher: the Oxford edition of Shakespeare.
4. (Broadcasting) a particular instance of a television or radio programme broadcast
vb
(Art Terms) (tr) to produce multiple copies of (an original work of art)
[C16: from Latin ēditiō a bringing forth, publishing, from ēdere to give out; see editor]
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e•di•tion
(ɪˈdɪʃ ən)n.
1. one of a series of printings of a publication, each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc.
2. the format in which a work is published: a paperback edition.
3. the whole number of impressions or copies of a publication printed from one set of type at one time.
4. a version, esp. of something presented to the public.
[1545–55; (< Middle French) < Latin]
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edition
In cartography, a particular issue of a map or chart which is different from other issues.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Edition
the number of copies of a book or paper printed at the one time, 1555.Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
edition
The number of copies printed at one time.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
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| 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 variorum, variorum edition - an edition containing various versions of a text or notes by various scholars or editors |
| 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" | |
| 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?" |
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edition
noun version, copy, issue, programme (TV, Radio), printing, volume, impression, publication, number A paperback edition is now available in all good bookshops.
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Translations
طَبْعَةطَبْعَه
vydání
udgaveversion
painos
izdanje
kiadás
útgáfa
版
판
izdaja
upplaga
จำนวนพิมพ์ทั้งหมดต่อครั้ง
bản in
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edition
[ɪˈdɪʃən] n [book, newspaper] → édition f; [programme] → édition fa paperback edition → une édition de poche, une édition brochée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
edit
(ˈedit) verb to prepare (a book, manuscript, newspaper, programme, film etc) for publication, or for broadcasting etc, especially by correcting, altering, shortening etc.
edition (iˈdiʃn) noun a number of copies of a book etc printed at a time, or the form in which they are produced. the third edition of the book; a paperback edition; the evening edition of the newspaper.
ˈeditor noun1. a person who edits books etc. a dictionary editor.
2. a person who is in charge of (part of) a newspaper, journal etc. The editor of The Times; She has been appointed fashion editor.
ˌediˈtorial (-ˈtoː-) adjective of or belonging to editors. editorial work/staff.
noun the leading article in a newspaper.
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