E*di"tion (?), n. [L. editio,
fr. edere to publish; cf. F. édition. See
Edit.] 1. A literary work edited and
published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good
edition of Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of
Shakespeare.
2. The whole number of copies of a work
printed and published at one time; as, the first edition was
soon sold.