n.1 a one of the particular forms in which a literary work etc. is published (paperback edition; pocket edition). b a copy of a book in a particular form (a first edition).
2 a whole number of copies of a book, newspaper, etc., issued at one time.
3 a particular version or instance of a broadcast, esp. of a regular programme or feature.
4 a person or thing similar to or resembling another (a miniature edition of her mother).
Etymology: F {eacute}dition f. L editio -onis f. edere edit- put out (as E-, dare give)