the form in which a book, newspaper, etc. is published

a version of a book or other text that is regularly revised

A second edition appeared in 1824.

The dictionary is now in its tenth edition.

a revised/an updated/an expanded edition

She worked on the previous edition of our Brazil guide.

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 November edition of ‘Vogue’

There will be a live edition of the show tomorrow night.

The article appeared in the evening edition of ‘The Mercury’.

The story was in Tuesday's edition of ‘The New York Times’.

the total number of copies of a book, newspaper or magazine, etc. published at one time

It was originally published in 1836 in an edition of 500 copies.

Sometimes only part of the edition is printed initially.

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