edition meaning and definition

EDITION noun

Definition of edition (noun)

1. the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
2. all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
   • "the first edition appeared in 1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings"
3. an issue of a newspaper
   • "he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"
4. something a little different from others of the same type
   • "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
   • synonyms: variant, variation, version