limited edition
- noun
- /ˈlɪmɪtɪd ɪˈdɪʃən/
- The store released a limited edition of the book, with only 500 copies available.
I'm guessing it's for the limited edition fresh soy face cleanser.
- I'm guessing it's for the limited edition fresh soy face cleanser.
- So this is a limited edition bag from Louis Vuitton.
- This is the Glossy Posse limited edition set.
- So our friends at Microsoft got you the limited edition Xbox One.
- The next product that I picked up was the new Becca Limited Edition Rose Gold.
- But in the UK it is limited edition, so pick up while you can.
- This is the Wet and wild Crystal Cavern limited edition collection.
- Intel is using the words limited edition to mean we made this.
Examples
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If I ever publish it as a limited-edition print, Patrick, I'll make damn sure you get a copy.
Blog text (6) -
A special, limited edition CD featuring original recordings by the Russian National Orchestra.
Fiction book (2002) -
This is the limited edition I believe for Christmas.
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And like I said, this is a limited edition Back to school color.
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Careful there, it's a limited edition.
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Check this out Limited edition sword and shield.
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Next we have the custom limited edition carrying case.
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So this is a limited edition bag from Louis Vuitton.
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These are the limited edition cream foil eye shadows.
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So our friends at Microsoft got you the limited edition Xbox One.
Antonyms
How Limited
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning (an edition produced in restricted/small numbers) is directly derivable from combining 'limited' (restricted in quantity or scope) with 'edition' (a particular issue of a work); a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer this. The adjective + noun composition is a straightforward, cross-linguistically common pattern, so the expression is transparently compositional.
Etymology
Limited edition comes from book and art publishers who made only a small number of copies and often numbered or signed each one. Because the limited number of an edition made each item feel 'special' or 'rare', the phrase now means a product made in a small, more valuable batch.