edition

E1D2I1T1I1O1N1
US, UK/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/India/ˈe.ɖɪ.ʃən/

noun

A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.

“The first edition was soon sold.”

Very commonScrabble 8

Meanings

nounedition (plural editions)

plural editions

  1. mediaA written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner, or at a certain time.

    She wanted a copy of the Clericotes edition, but had to settle for the 1921 edition. She had never liked abridged editions.

  2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

    The first edition was soon sold.

  3. An instance of the first or second sense.

    What he had found was a particularly valuable first edition.

  4. hobbiesA particular instance of an event.

    The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomething a little different from others of the same type

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinēditiō
  2. Frenchédition
  3. Englishedition

From French édition, from Latin ēditiō, from ēdere (“to publish”).

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Translations

Arabic طَبْعَة, طَبْعَة
  • طَبْعَة (ṭabʕa)whole set of copies, print run
  • طَبْعَة (ṭabʕa)literary work
Bulgarian тираж, изда́ние
  • тираж (tiraž)whole set of copies, print run
  • изда́ние (izdánie)literary work
Catalan edició
  • edicióliterary work
Chinese Mandarin 版, 版本
  • 版 (bǎn)literary work
  • 版本 (bǎnběn)literary work
  • 版次 (bǎncì)literary work
Czech vydání
  • vydáníliterary work
Danish oplag, udgave
  • oplagwhole set of copies, print run
  • udgaveliterary work
Dutch druk, druk
  • drukwhole set of copies, print run
  • drukliterary work
  • uitgaveliterary work
  • editieliterary work
Esperanto eldono
  • eldonoliterary work
Finnish painos, painos
  • painoswhole set of copies, print run
  • painosliterary work
  • laitosliterary work
French édition, édition
  • éditionwhole set of copies, print run
  • éditionliterary work
German Auflage, Auflage
  • Auflagewhole set of copies, print run
  • Auflageliterary work
Greek έκδοση, έκδοση
  • έκδοση (ékdosi)whole set of copies, print run
  • έκδοση (ékdosi)literary work
Hebrew הוצאה
  • הוצאהliterary work
Hindi संस्करण, संस्कारण
  • संस्करण (sanskaraṇ)whole set of copies, print run
  • संस्कारण (sanskāraṇ)literary work
Hungarian kiadás, kiadás
  • kiadáswhole set of copies, print run
  • kiadásliterary work
Irish eagrán, atheagrú
  • eagránliterary work
  • atheagrúliterary work
Italian edizione
  • edizioneliterary work
Japanese 版, 版
  • 版 (ban)whole set of copies, print run
  • 版 (ban)literary work
Korean 판
  • 판 (pan)literary work
Malay edisi
  • edisiwhole set of copies, print run
Māori putanga, putanga
  • putangawhole set of copies, print run
  • putangaliterary work
Norwegian Bokmål utgave
  • utgaveliterary work
Persian ویرایش, نشر
  • ویرایش (virâyeš)literary work
  • نشر (našr)literary work
Polish nakład, edycja
  • nakładwhole set of copies, print run
  • edycjaliterary work
  • wydanieliterary work
Portuguese tiragem, edição
  • tiragemwhole set of copies, print run
  • ediçãoliterary work
Romanian ediție, tiraj
  • edițiewhole set of copies, print run
  • tirajwhole set of copies, print run
  • edițieliterary work
Russian изда́ние, вы́пуск
  • изда́ние (izdánije)whole set of copies, print run
  • вы́пуск (výpusk)whole set of copies, print run
  • тира́ж (tiráž)whole set of copies, print run
  • изда́ние (izdánije)literary work
Scottish Gaelic deasachadh, eagran
  • deasachadhwhole set of copies, print run
  • eagranwhole set of copies, print run
  • deasachadhliterary work
  • eagranliterary work
Slovak vydanie
  • vydanieliterary work
Spanish edición, tiraje
  • ediciónwhole set of copies, print run
  • tirajewhole set of copies, print run
  • ediciónliterary work
Swahili toleo, toleo
  • toleowhole set of copies, print run
  • toleoliterary work
Swedish upplaga, utgåva
  • upplagawhole set of copies, print run
  • utgåvaliterary work
Tagalog hipno
  • hipnowhole set of copies, print run
Thai ฉบับ, ฉบับ
  • ฉบับ (chà-bàp)whole set of copies, print run
  • ฉบับ (chà-bàp)literary work
Turkish baskı, basım
  • baskıwhole set of copies, print run
  • basımliterary work
Ukrainian вида́ння, ви́пуск
  • вида́ння (vydánnja)whole set of copies, print run
  • ви́пуск (výpusk)whole set of copies, print run
  • тира́ж (tyráž)whole set of copies, print run
  • вида́ння (vydánnja)literary work
Vietnamese xuất bản
  • xuất bảnliterary work
Welsh argraffiad, argraffiad
  • argraffiadwhole set of copies, print run
  • argraffiadliterary work
Yiddish נוסח
  • נוסח (nusekh)literary work

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APA

edition. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edition

MLA

“edition.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edition. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “edition,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/edition.

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