E-di'tion, n.

noun

(e-dĭsh'un), n. [Lat. editio, from edere, to publish; Fr. édition, Pr. editio, Sp. edicion, It. edizione. See EDIT.]

Sense 1. The publication of any literary work; as, the first edition of a new work.

Sense 2. The whole number of copies of a work published at once; as, an edition of a thousand copies.