E*di"tion (?), n. [L. editio, fr. edere to
publish; cf. F. édition. See Edit.]
1. A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of Chaucer; Chalmers'
edition of
Shakespeare.
2. The
whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time; as, the first
edition was soon sold.
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