"edition" meaning in English

See edition in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈdɪʃən/ Audio: en-us-edition.ogg [US] Forms: edition [singular], editions [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An edition of a book, computer program, etc. is a copy that has been or will be published with changes or in another form.
    Sense id: simple-edition-en-noun-KS1n2~Zk
     
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    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "e‧di‧tion",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was first published in 1857, with a second slightly amended edition in 1858."
        },
        {
          "text": "The new paperback edition of the dictionary is coming out next week."
        },
        {
          "text": "The author corrected it in later editions."
        }
      ],
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        "An edition of a book, computer program, etc. is a copy that has been or will be published with changes or in another form."
      ],
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    }
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    },
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "e‧di‧tion",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "It was first published in 1857, with a second slightly amended edition in 1858."
        },
        {
          "text": "The new paperback edition of the dictionary is coming out next week."
        },
        {
          "text": "The author corrected it in later editions."
        }
      ],
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        "An edition of a book, computer program, etc. is a copy that has been or will be published with changes or in another form."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ɪˈdɪʃən/"
    },
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