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Meaning of edit.

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

edit.

noun

Definitions

  1. Abbreviation of editore (Italian for “publisher”).

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having been altered from the original version.

noun

Definitions

  1. A written work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner.

  2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published at one time.

    Example: The first edition was soon sold.

  3. A particular instance of an event.

    Example: The 2014 edition of the Tour de France started in Leeds, Yorkshire.

noun

Definitions

  1. A person who edits or makes changes to documents.

  2. A copy editor.

  3. A person who edited a specific document.

    Example: John Johnson wrote this term paper and the editor was Joan Johnson.

  4. A person at a newspaper, publisher or similar institution who edits stories and/or decides which ones to publish.

    Example: John is the city editor at the Daily Times.

noun

Definitions

  1. An article in a publication giving the opinion of its editors on a given topic or current event.

  2. A similar commentary on radio or television.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to an editor, editing or an editorial.

    Example: editorial labours; editorial remarks

  2. Appropriate for high fashion magazines.