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See also: édition

English

Etymology

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

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Noun

edition (plural editions)

  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.

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Danish

Noun

edition c (singular definite editionen, plural indefinite editioner)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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More information common gender, singular ...

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Finnish

Noun

edition

  1. genitive singular of editio

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