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edition

 
/ɪˈdɪʃ·ən/ n [C]

Definition

writing a particular form in which a book, magazine, or newspaper is published, or the total number of copies of a book, magazine, or newspaper that are published at the same time: a regional edition of a newspaper The book comes in both paperback and hardback editions.
(Definition of edition n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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