edition: Meaning and Definition of

e•di•tion

Pronunciation: (i-dish'un), [key]
— n.
  1. one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
  2. the format in which a literary work is published: a one-volume edition of Shakespeare.
  3. the whole number of impressions or copies of a book, newspaper, etc., printed from one set of type at one time.
  4. a version of anything, printed or not, presented to the public: the newest edition of a popular musical revue.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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