editionn.[L. editio, fr. edere to publish; cf. F. dition. 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.()[F.] See Luxe.()