version

[ vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
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noun
  1. a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.

  2. a particular form or variant of something: a modern version of an antique.

  1. a translation.

  2. Often Ver·sion . a translation of the Bible or a part of it.

  3. Medicine/Medical. the act of turning a child in the uterus so as to bring them into a more favorable position for delivery.

  4. Pathology. an abnormal direction of the axis of the uterus or other organ.

Origin of version

1
First recorded in 1575–85; from Medieval Latin versiōn- (stem of versiō ) “a turning,” equivalent to vers(us) (past participle of vertere “to turn”; see verse) + -iōn- -ion

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3. See translation.

Other words for version

Other words from version

  • ver·sion·al, adjective
  • pre·ver·sion, noun

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How to use version in a sentence

  • These are few and verbal, but momentous, and were not made without consultation of many critical authorities and versions.

    Solomon and Solomonic Literature | Moncure Daniel Conway
  • Immediately Aguinaldo had fallen captive, all kinds of extravagant and erroneous versions were current as to how it had happened.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • But the conflicting versions of the situation, published severally by Jaramillo and Montero, sorely puzzled the natives.

    The Philippine Islands | John Foreman
  • There is a possible ‘clerical’ explanation of the existence of two versions of the Lancelot tale.

    The Three Days' Tournament | Jessie L. Weston
  • The two versions of this fable are also instances of the relative capabilities of the French and the English four-stress lines.

    Aesop Dress'd | Bernard Mandeville

British Dictionary definitions for version

version

/ (ˈvɜːʃən, -ʒən) /


noun
  1. an account of a matter from a certain point of view, as contrasted with others: his version of the accident is different from the policeman's

  2. a translation, esp of the Bible, from one language into another

  1. a variant form of something; type

  2. an adaptation, as of a book or play into a film

  3. med manual turning of a fetus to correct an irregular position within the uterus

  4. pathol an abnormal displacement of the uterus characterized by a tilting forwards (anteversion), backwards (retroversion), or to either side (lateroversion)

Origin of version

1
C16: from Medieval Latin versiō a turning, from Latin vertere to turn

Derived forms of version

  • versional, adjective

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