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edition

e·di·tion
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ih-dish-uh n]
    • /ɪˈdɪʃ ən/
    • /ɪˈdɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ih-dish-uh n]
    • /ɪˈdɪʃ ən/

Definitions of edition word

  • noun edition 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). 1
  • noun edition the format in which a literary work is published: a one-volume edition of Shakespeare. 1
  • noun edition the whole number of impressions or copies of a book, newspaper, etc., printed from one set of type at one time. 1
  • noun edition a version of anything, printed or not, presented to the public: the newest edition of a popular musical revue. 1
  • noun edition A particular form or version of a published text. 1
  • noun edition text: version 1

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Origin of edition

First appearance:

before 1545
One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; (< Middle French) < Latin ēditiōn- (stem of ēditiō) publication, equivalent to ēdit(us) (past participle of ēdere; see edit) + -iōn- -ion

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Edition

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

edition popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

edition usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for edition

noun edition

  • publication — the act of publishing a book, periodical, map, piece of music, engraving, or the like.
  • volume — a collection of written or printed sheets bound together and constituting a book.
  • program — software
  • version — a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.
  • release — to lease again.

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