edition

One entry found for edition.

Main Entry: edi·tion
Pronunciation: i-'di-sh&n
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Latin edition-, editio publication, edition, from edere to bring forth, publish, from e- + -dere to put or -dere (from dare to give) -- more at DO, DATE
1 a : the form or version in which a text is published <a paperback edition> <the German edition> b (1) : the whole number of copies published at one time (2) : a usually special issue of a newspaper (as for a particular day or purpose) <Sunday edition> <international edition> (3) : one of the usually several issues of a newspaper in a single day <city edition> <late edition>
2 a : one of the forms in which something is presented <this year's edition of the annual charity ball> b : the whole number of articles of one style put out at one time <a limited edition of collectors' pieces>
3 : COPY, VERSION