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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The first published copies of a literary work printed from the same type and distributed at the same time.
- noun A single copy from a group published first.
- noun The day's first press run of a newspaper.
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reesetee commented on the word first edition
Generally used by book dealers and collectors to mean the first appearance of a work in book or pamphlet form, in its first printing. See also first edition thus.
February 25, 2008