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Meaning of 'version' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Version [ n.]
- A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.
- A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See Anteversion, and Retroversion.
- The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language.
- A translation; that which is rendered from another language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the Scriptures (see under Authorized); the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament.
- An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave another version of the affair.

Meaning of 'version' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . version [ n]
Meaning (1):
- something a little different from others of the same type
Example in sentence:
  • a variant of the same word;
  • an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone;
  • an experimental version of the night fighter;
  • the boy is a younger edition of his father
Meaning (2):
- an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
Example in sentence:
  • his version of the fight was different from mine
Meaning (3):
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
Example in sentence:
  • the play is an adaptation of a short novel

Nearby Words:

veracious veraciously veracity veranda veratralbine veratrate veratria veratric veratrina veratrine

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