🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

版本

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bǎnyběn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Edition/ɪˈdɪʃ.ən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #850 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这是这本书的新版本。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper published at one time.

    "She bought the latest edition of the dictionary."
  2. 2

    A single broadcast or instance of a regularly recurring television or radio program.

    "Tonight's special edition of the news covers the election."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'editio', meaning 'a bringing forth, publication', from 'edere' (to bring forth, publish), combining 'ex-' (out) and 'dare' (to give). In the late 16th century, the term entered English via French to denote the act of producing a book or publication, later shifting to describe a particular version of a published text or media product.

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