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.
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Jeremy Liebman The Book Sculpture A reproduction by Richard Prince of the first edition of Catcher in the Rye, in Schachter’s bedroom.
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 6 May 2025
Image Nation Abu Dhabi and director Timur Bekmambetov have announced the winners of the first edition of the UAE Screenlife Accelerator Program.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Smith and Katherine Pieper presented a study taking stock of how women have made gains both in front of and behind the camera since the first edition in 2015.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
In our first edition of 'Kind Time,' a college baseball player homered after his mother's death.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
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Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 6 May 2025
Image Nation Abu Dhabi and director Timur Bekmambetov have announced the winners of the first edition of the UAE Screenlife Accelerator Program.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Smith and Katherine Pieper presented a study taking stock of how women have made gains both in front of and behind the camera since the first edition in 2015.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 8 Apr. 2025
In our first edition of 'Kind Time,' a college baseball player homered after his mother's death.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first edition
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“First edition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20edition. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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