version

1 an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine"

2 something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father" [syn: variant, variation, edition]

3 a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" [syn: adaptation]

4 a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language [syn: translation, interlingual rendition, rendering]

5 a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something [syn: interpretation, reading]

6 manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)

English

Etymology

From |versiō (a turning), from vertere (to turn). Used in English since 16th century.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ʒən

Noun

1. A specific form or variation of something.
2. A translation from one language to another.

   It's in the King James Version only.

3. An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account

   He gave another version of the affair.

4. : A number indicating which revision something is. (Software, firmware, CPUs, etc.)
5. : A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion, and retroversion.

Translations

See also

• CVS
• revision control
• versioning (protologism for OpenVMS file version numbers)
• bible

Finnish

Noun

version

French

Etymology 1

noun of action versionis, accusative of versio.

Noun

fr-noun f

1. A specific state, variant, or form of something.
2. A translation exercise.
3. A translation.
4. A specific manner of reporting a fact or event.

Etymology 2

From verser

Noun

fr-noun f

1. An obstetric maneuver to change the fetus' position inside the uterus so as to facilitate childbirth.

A version can mean:

• A particular form or variant of something: this is the latest version of this article
• A particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.

Related articles:

• For the process of assigning documents or software version numbers, see Revision control or Software versioning.
• For the movement of an eye, see Version (eye).
• For the obstetric procedure to reorient a breech baby, see External cephalic version

Version may also refer to:

• Version (album), an album by Mark Ronson
• Versions, an album by Poison the Well
• Versionfest

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