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version

Syllabification: (ver·sion)
Pronunciation: /ˈvərZHən/

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Definition of version

noun

  • 1a particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing:a revised version of the paper was produced for a later meeting they produce yachts in both standard and master versions
  • a particular edition or translation of a book or other work:the English version will be published next year
  • [usually with modifier] an adaptation of a novel, piece of music, etc., into another medium or style:a film version of a wonderfully funny cult novel
  • a particular release of a piece of computer software.
  • an account of a matter from a particular person’s point of view:he told her his version of events
  • 2 Medicine the manual turning of a fetus in the uterus to make delivery easier.
  • an abnormal displacement of the uterus.

verb

[with object] (often as noun versioning)
  • create a new version of:it’s the software for you if you need versioning and group editing

Derivatives

versional

Pronunciation: /-ZHənl/

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'translation'): from French, or from medieval Latin versio(n-), from Latin vertere 'to turn'

version in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of version in the British & World English dictionary