limited editionn.adj.

Brit.

/ˌlɪmᵻtᵻd ᵻˈdɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌlɪmᵻdᵻd ᵻˈdɪʃ(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: limited adj., edition n.

Etymology: < limited adj. + edition n.

A. n.

An edition of a book, or reproduction of an object, limited to a specific number of copies.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > publishing > a publication > [noun] > issue or edition > limited edition

limited edition1818

1813 Monthly Rev. June 217 Mr. D. observed the precaution of printing a very limited edition of his work.]

1818 Q. Rev. Apr. 124 That miserable apprehension..which he endeavoured to propitiate by the use of the limited edition and the private press.

1891 Athenæum 24 Oct. 558/1 The work is..published in a limited edition, and the type has been distributed.

1930 W. Lewis Apes of God v. 161 A lousy limited edition of an intellectually-fraudulent book that no one could sell.

1971 Ideal Home Apr. 143 This Piccadilly mug is produced by Wedgwood in a limited edition of 4,000.

2010 S. Jones Mammoth Bk. Best New Horror 21 35 The novel was published by Cemetery Dance in a signed limited edition of 1000 hardcover copies.

B. adj.

Of a book or product: limited to a specific number of available copies or produced items.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > publishing > a publication > [adjective] > type of edition

unpirated1823

limited edition1892

out-of-series1952

1892 Fishing Gaz. 12 Mar. 172/2 One of those ‘limited edition’ books, which sells out just as soon as the London booksellers get a sight of it.

1915 Printing Art July 345/3 I would rather do mighty well a thing for common use than make a limited edition book.

1975 New Yorker 19 May 76/1 (advt.) Six extraordinary limited-edition porcelains.

1991 Christian Science Monitor 21 Oct. 17/2 An original limited edition lithograph that held clever references to all the books once banned and now considered indispensable reading.

2007 C. Carroll I Never Fancied him Anyway (2009) 154 Friends who can talk about their limited-edition sports cars and ski trips and houses that cost millions.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	limited edition
释义	limited editionn.adj. Brit. /ˌlɪmᵻtᵻd ᵻˈdɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌlɪmᵻdᵻd ᵻˈdɪʃ(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: limited adj., edition n. Etymology: < limited adj. + edition n. A. n. An edition of a book, or reproduction of an object, limited to a specific number of copies. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > publishing > a publication > [noun] > issue or edition > limited edition limited edition1818 1813 Monthly Rev. June 217 Mr. D. observed the precaution of printing a very limited edition of his work.] 1818 Q. Rev. Apr. 124 That miserable apprehension..which he endeavoured to propitiate by the use of the limited edition and the private press. 1891 Athenæum 24 Oct. 558/1 The work is..published in a limited edition, and the type has been distributed. 1930 W. Lewis Apes of God v. 161 A lousy limited edition of an intellectually-fraudulent book that no one could sell. 1971 Ideal Home Apr. 143 This Piccadilly mug is produced by Wedgwood in a limited edition of 4,000. 2010 S. Jones Mammoth Bk. Best New Horror 21 35 The novel was published by Cemetery Dance in a signed limited edition of 1000 hardcover copies. B. adj. Of a book or product: limited to a specific number of available copies or produced items. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > publishing > a publication > [adjective] > type of edition unpirated1823 limited edition1892 out-of-series1952 1892 Fishing Gaz. 12 Mar. 172/2 One of those ‘limited edition’ books, which sells out just as soon as the London booksellers get a sight of it. 1915 Printing Art July 345/3 I would rather do mighty well a thing for common use than make a limited edition book. 1975 New Yorker 19 May 76/1 (advt.) Six extraordinary limited-edition porcelains. 1991 Christian Science Monitor 21 Oct. 17/2 An original limited edition lithograph that held clever references to all the books once banned and now considered indispensable reading. 2007 C. Carroll I Never Fancied him Anyway (2009) 154 Friends who can talk about their limited-edition sports cars and ski trips and houses that cost millions. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1818
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