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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Morocco publicly expressed their desire to host it this summer but it was pushed back to accommodate the first edition of FIFA’s Club World Cup.
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Jay Harris, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Sublime is coming to Vans Warped Tour DC, 30 years after headlining its first edition.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Should they be elected by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame membership (elections close April 21), the Mexican band would become only the fourth Latin artist (the other three are Santana, Ritchie Valens and Linda Ronstadt) to be inducted into the Rock Hall since its first edition in 1986.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
In its first edition, The Dream Makers jury, consisting of Griffiths, Bayona, Brühl, ESCAC producer Aintza Serra and Sitges Film Festival director Ángel Sala, decided to award two proposals.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jay Harris, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Sublime is coming to Vans Warped Tour DC, 30 years after headlining its first edition.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2025
Should they be elected by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame membership (elections close April 21), the Mexican band would become only the fourth Latin artist (the other three are Santana, Ritchie Valens and Linda Ronstadt) to be inducted into the Rock Hall since its first edition in 1986.
—Leila Cobo, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2025
In its first edition, The Dream Makers jury, consisting of Griffiths, Bayona, Brühl, ESCAC producer Aintza Serra and Sitges Film Festival director Ángel Sala, decided to award two proposals.
—Ed Meza, Variety, 19 Feb. 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 13 Mar. 2025.
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