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édition originale

French, noun/e.di.sjɔ̃ ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nal/

édition originale is spelled É-D-I-T-I-O-N-O-R-I-G-I-N-A-L-E (16 letters). Édition originale is a French feminine noun meaning “editio princeps (first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Première édition d’un ouvrage”.

What does édition originale mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineeditio princeps (first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form)

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Première édition d’un ouvrage.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of édition originale

  • éditions originales plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce édition originale?

  • /e.di.sjɔ̃ ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nal/
  • \e.di.sjɔ̃ ɔ.ʁi.ʒi.nal\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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