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first edition

first edition noun: the first set of copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type.

Noun

first edition (plural first editions)

  1. The first set of copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type.

Forms of first edition

pluralfirst editions

Questions about first edition

What does first edition mean?
First edition means the first set of copies of a book printed from substantially the same setting of type.
What part of speech is first edition?
First edition is a noun.
What is the plural of first edition?
The plural of first edition is first editions.

Words near first edition in the dictionary

  1. First Dog
  2. First Dogs
  3. first down
  4. first downs
  5. first e-rights
  6. first edition
  7. first editions
  8. first eleven
  9. First Empire
  10. first estate
  11. first exit time

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