1 the form in which a book is published:
a paperback / hardback / hardcover edition * She collects first editions of Victorian novels. * the electronic edition of 'The Guardian'
2 a particular newspaper or magazine, or radio or television programme, especially one in a regular series:
Tonight's edition of 'Panorama' looks at unemployment. * The story was in Tuesday's edition of 'The New York Times'.
3 (abbreviation ed.) the total number of copies of a book, newspaper or magazine, etc. published at one time:
The dictionary is now in its sixth edition. * The article appeared in the evening edition of 'The Mercury'.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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Is edition a noun, verb, or something else?
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