Meaning & use
Italian edition
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Meaning
nouncountable
A version of a book, newspaper, or other publication that is in Italian or produced for Italy.
Grammar: Countable: say 'an Italian edition' or 'the Italian edition'. It is often used with 'of' to name the original work.
Patterns
- the Italian edition of something
- an Italian edition
The Italian edition of the novel came out two years after the English one.
She collects foreign editions, and her favorite is the Italian edition with the red cover.
Word forms
| plural | Italian editions |
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Common combinations
- the Italian edition of a book
- The Italian edition of the book includes a new preface.
- publish an Italian edition
- The publisher plans to publish an Italian edition next spring.
- a limited Italian edition
- Only 500 copies of the limited Italian edition were printed.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Italian version
- More general; it can refer to any form, not just a published edition.
- Italian translation
- Focuses on the text being translated into Italian, not on the publication as a product.
Word family
Commonly confused: Italian edition or Italian version?
Italian edition vs Italian version
An 'edition' is a distinct published form, while a 'version' can be any variation, such as a draft or a digital copy.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'Italian edition' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Italian edition' refers to a version of a publication, so reading a magazine edition is correct. The other options confuse it with a car, food, or a language skill.
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