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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=early 15th century|origins=la ēditiō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ɪˈdɪʃ.ᵊn/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[bor|frm|édition]], and directly from [[la|ēditiō|t=a bringing forth, producing; a statement]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) from [[m|la|ēdere|t=to bring forth, produce, publish]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|ex|t=out]] and -dere, from [[m|la|dare|t=to give]],^(Etymonline)^(NODE 1998) from [[ine-pro|*do-|t=to give]].^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ A version or translation of a literary work: the early 15th century.^(Etymonline) The OED's first example, “publication”, is from 1551.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The act of publishing is from the 1550s.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) An issue of a book in print, the whole number of copies printed at one time, is from 1555.^(OED 1989) It could also mean birth or creation (1599) or a kind or stamp (before 1625), both obsolete.^(OED 1989) Figurative use, as of a person resembling another, is from 1612.^(OED 1989) The OED noted that it is awkward to speak of “the second edition of Campbell's edition of Plato”, but that usage offered no better way of saying it.^(Etymonline) The verb, “to make an edition of”, is from 1716.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * early 15th century – a version of a work.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1551 – publication.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1555 – an issue of a printed book.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1599 – birth, creation.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1612 – figurative use.^(OED 1989)

+ * 1716 – verb, to make an edition of.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # All the copies of a [[publication]] printed at one time.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A particular form or version of a publication: ''a paperback edition''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A single copy of such an issue.^(AHD)

+ # One of the regular issues of a newspaper or broadcast: ''the evening edition''.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

+ # A particular instance of a regular event: ''this year's edition of the festival''.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[co-edition]]

+ * [[bulldog edition]]

+ * [[first edition]]

+ * [[limited edition]]

+ * [[pocket edition]]

+ * [[trade edition]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[edit]]

+ * [[editor]]

+ * [[editorial]]

+ * [[add]]

+ * [[data]]

+ * [[donation]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}