Synonyms: edition, variant, variation, version
Definition: something a little different from others of the same type
Usage: an experimental version of the night fighter; a variant of the same word; an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone; the boy is a younger edition of his father
Similar words: type
Definition: a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
Usage: what type of sculpture do you prefer?
Synonyms: edition
Definition: the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
Similar words: printing, impression
Definition: all the copies of a work printed at one time
Usage: they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
Synonyms: edition
Definition: an issue of a newspaper
Usage: he read it in yesterday's edition of the Times
Definition: one of a series published periodically
Usage: she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waiting room
Synonyms: edition
Definition: all of the identical copies of something offered to the public at the same time
Usage: the first edition appeared in 1920; it was too late for the morning edition; they issued a limited edition of Bach recordings