[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

edition \edi"tion\, n. l. editio, fr. edere to publish; cf. f.
   'edition. 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.
      1913 webster

   2. the whole number of copies of a work printed and published
      at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold.
      1913 webster
see also:
edit 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

edition
     n 1: the form in which a text especially a printed book is
          published
     2: all of the identical copies of something offered to the
        public at the same time; "the first edition appeared in
        1920"; "it was too late for the morning edition"; "they
        issued a limited edition of bach recordings"
     3: an issue of a newspaper; "he read it in yesterday's edition
        of the times"
     4: something a little different from others of the same type;
        "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery
        wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is
        a younger edition of his father" syn: version, variant,
         variation
see also:
version variant variation 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

59 moby thesaurus words for "edition":
   arrangement, back number, collection, composite reading,
   conflation, copy, critical edition, diplomatic text, draft,
   edited text, hymnal, hymnbook, impression, instrumental score,
   issue, lection, library, library edition, libretto, lute tablature,
   music, music paper, music roll, musical notation, musical score,
   normalized text, notation, number, opera, opera score,
   orchestral score, part, piano score, printing, reading, reissue,
   rendering, rendition, reprinting, scholarly edition,
   school edition, score, series, set, sheet music, short score,
   songbook, songster, tablature, text, trade book, trade edition,
   transcript, transcription, variant, version, vocal score, volume,
   written music

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