edition has definitions from the fields of printing,writing
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[ noun ] (printing,writing) the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Whether considered alone or in_relation_to other editions , COLH 40 is a document of prime importance .

The first substantially complete stereo Giselle ( and the only one of its scope since Feyer 's four-sided LP edition of 1958 for Angel ) , this set is , I'm afraid , likely to provide more horrid fascination than enjoyment .

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[ noun ] all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time

Examples

"the first edition appeared in 1920" or "it was too late for the morning edition" or "they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings"

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

The Glazer-Fine_Arts edition ( Concert-Disc ) is a model of lucidity and organization .

The Hephzibah_Menuhin-Amadeus_Quartet ( Angel ) and Victor_Babin-Festival_Quartet ( RCA_Victor ) editions give us superlative string playing ( both in symphonic style ) crippled by unimaginative piano playing .

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group

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[ noun ] something a little different from others of the same type

Examples

"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"

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type change

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[ noun ] (writing) an issue of a newspaper

Examples

"he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times"

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issue extra

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