English noun: edition | |||
1. | edition (communication) the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published | ||
Broader (hypernym) | impression, printing | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | limited edition, variorum, variorum edition | ||
2. | edition (group) all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time | ||
Samples | The first edition appeared in 1920. It was too late for the morning edition. They issued a limited edition of Bach recordings. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | group, grouping | ||
3. | edition (communication) an issue of a newspaper | ||
Samples | He read it in yesterday's edition of the Times. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | issue, number | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | extra | ||
4. | edition (cognition) something a little different from others of the same type | ||
Samples | An experimental version of the night fighter. A variant of the same word. An emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone. The boy is a younger edition of his father. | ||
Synonyms | variant, variation, version | ||
Broader (hypernym) | type | ||