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edition meaning

EN[ɪˈdɪʃən] [-ɪʃən]
US
WEdition
  • In printmaking, an edition is a number of prints struck from one plate, usually at the same time. This is the meaning covered by this article.
  • Edition is a particular form or version of a published text. For example: "a paperback edition"
FR édition

    Definition of edition in English Dictionary

  • NounPLeditionsSUF-tion
    1. A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner.
      1. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.
        1. The first edition was soon sold. ‎
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • The thinker Amitai Etzioni comes up with a useful concept in the current edition of Prospect magazine when he talks of "moral megalogues" – mass dialogues over right and wrong.
      2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • I've got about an hour in which to bash something out for the morning edition.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Nouns
        • Countable nouns
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      1. en editions
      2. en editioned
      3. en editioning
      4. en editionalize
      5. en editionalise
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of edition for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "edition" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.
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