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Definition edition in British English

edition noun

[countable] noun
/ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
1

a set of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are published at the same time

Example

The letter appeared in the Sunday edition of the local newspaper.

Example

a copy of the latest edition of our magazine

Example

the December edition of Homes and Gardens

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1.1

a set of copies of a book that are published at the same time. A new edition of a book is different in some way from the edition before. A set of copies that are exactly the same as the set before is called a reprint

Example

He had an entry in the 1993 edition of the Guinness Book of Records.

Example

This remark did not appear in revised editions of the work.

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Definition edition in British English