ɪˈdɪʃən n. 1 a
one of
the particular forms in
which a
literary work etc. is published (paperback edition;
pocket edition). b a
copy of a
book in a particular
form (a
first edition). 2 a
whole number of copies of a book,
newspaper,
etc., issued at one
time. 3 a particular
version or
instance of a
broadcast,
esp. of a
regular programme or
feature. 4 a
person or
thing similar to or resembling
another (a
miniature edition of
her mother). [F ÷dition f. L editio -onis f. edere editput
out (as
E-,
dare give)]