first edition
noun
: the copies of a literary work first printed from the same type and issued at the same time
also
: a single copy from a first edition
Examples of first edition in a Sentence
There were many errors in the book's first edition.
She owns a valuable first edition of Huckleberry Finn.
Recent Examples on the Web
The first edition, dark brown with illustrations of Black men on the cover, is rare.
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Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
In the first edition of Boiling Point, Kelly Sanders, an engineering professor at USC and Sammy spoke about what the fires mean for the future of L.A. and how the city might adapt to a warming world.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Securing the movie’s international premiere is a major coup for the Berlinale’s new artistic director Tricia Tuttle — a progressive American film journalist and curator — who will celebrate her first edition at the festival this year, succeeding Carlo Chatrian.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Report: Two white supremacist groups to merge In its first edition of a weekly newsletter devoted to extremism, the Anti-Defamation League reported that two white supremacist groups have announced a merger.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024
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Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025
In the first edition of Boiling Point, Kelly Sanders, an engineering professor at USC and Sammy spoke about what the fires mean for the future of L.A. and how the city might adapt to a warming world.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
Securing the movie’s international premiere is a major coup for the Berlinale’s new artistic director Tricia Tuttle — a progressive American film journalist and curator — who will celebrate her first edition at the festival this year, succeeding Carlo Chatrian.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
Report: Two white supremacist groups to merge In its first edition of a weekly newsletter devoted to extremism, the Anti-Defamation League reported that two white supremacist groups have announced a merger.
—Will Carless, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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