Definition of "edition" in English

noun

1. (publishing) A 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. (sports) A particular instance of an event.

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