Edition — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ᵻdˈɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɒdʒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɒdʒd/

3 syllables Say it as /ᵻdˈɪʃən/.

Examples

the first edition appeared in 1920
it was too late for the morning edition
they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

variation version variant

Parts of Speech

noun	the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
noun	all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time “the first edition appeared in 1920”
noun	an issue of a newspaper “he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times”
noun	something a little different from others of the same type “an experimental version of the night fighter”

Word Forms

variant	adjective	exhibiting variation and change
vary	verb	become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausgabe

die Form, in der ein Text (insbesondere ein gedrucktes Buch) veröffentlicht wird

🇫🇷French

édition

la forme sous laquelle un texte (notamment un livre imprimé) est publié

🇪🇸Spanish

edición

la forma en que se publica un texto (especialmente un libro impreso)

🇮🇹Italian

edizione

la forma in cui un testo (soprattutto un libro stampato) viene pubblicato

🇳🇱Dutch

editie

de vorm waarin een tekst (vooral een gedrukt boek) wordt gepubliceerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

edição

a forma pela qual um texto (especialmente um livro impresso) é publicado

🇷🇺Russian

версия

форма, в которой публикуется текст (особенно печатная книга)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

संस्करण

वह रूप जिसमें कोई पाठ (विशेषकर मुद्रित पुस्तक) प्रकाशित किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সংস্করণ

যে ফর্মে একটি পাঠ্য (বিশেষ করে একটি মুদ্রিত বই) প্রকাশিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

பதிப்பு

ஒரு உரை (குறிப்பாக அச்சிடப்பட்ட புத்தகம்) வெளியிடப்படும் வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎడిషన్

టెక్స్ట్ (ముఖ్యంగా ముద్రించిన పుస్తకం) ప్రచురించబడిన రూపం

🇮🇳Marathi

आवृत्ती

ज्या फॉर्ममध्ये मजकूर (विशेषत: मुद्रित पुस्तक) प्रकाशित केला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

આવૃત્તિ

ફોર્મ કે જેમાં ટેક્સ્ટ (ખાસ કરીને મુદ્રિત પુસ્તક) પ્રકાશિત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆವೃತ್ತಿ

ಪಠ್ಯವನ್ನು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮುದ್ರಿತ ಪುಸ್ತಕ) ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸುವ ರೂಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പതിപ്പ്

ഒരു വാചകം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അച്ചടിച്ച പുസ്തകം) പ്രസിദ്ധീകരിക്കുന്ന രൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਐਡੀਸ਼ਨ

ਉਹ ਰੂਪ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਟੈਕਸਟ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਛਪੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ) ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਤ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایڈیشن

وہ شکل جس میں ایک متن (خاص طور پر ایک مطبوعہ کتاب) شائع ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

版

文本（尤其是印刷书籍）的出版形式

🇯🇵Japanese

版

テキスト（特に印刷された本）が出版される形式

🇰🇷Korean

판

텍스트(특히 인쇄된 책)가 출판되는 형식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ấn bản

hình thức xuất bản một văn bản (đặc biệt là sách in)

🇹🇭Thai

ฉบับ

แบบฟอร์มที่มีการเผยแพร่ข้อความ (โดยเฉพาะหนังสือที่พิมพ์)

🇮🇩Indonesian

edisi

bentuk penerbitan suatu teks (khususnya buku cetak).

🇵🇭Filipino

edisyon

ang anyo kung saan inilathala ang isang teksto (lalo na ang isang nakalimbag na aklat).

🇲🇾Malay

edisi

bentuk di mana teks (terutamanya buku bercetak) diterbitkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طبعة

الشكل الذي يتم به نشر النص (خاصة الكتاب المطبوع).

🇮🇷Persian

نسخه

شکلی که یک متن (به ویژه یک کتاب چاپی) در آن منتشر می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

baskı

bir metnin (özellikle basılı bir kitabın) yayınlandığı biçim

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַהֲדוּרָה

הצורה שבה מתפרסם טקסט (במיוחד ספר מודפס).

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The primary meaning of 'edition' is 'the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published'.

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Using 'edition' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'edition' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'edition' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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