Definitions for version
ˈvɜr ʒən, -ʃənver·sion

Princeton's WordNet(4.12 / 8 votes)Rate this definition:

1. version(noun)

   an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

   "his version of the fight was different from mine"

2. version, variant, variation, edition(noun)

   something a little different from others of the same type

   "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"

3. adaptation, version(noun)

   a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

   "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"

4. translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version(noun)

   a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

5. interpretation, reading, version(noun)

   a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

6. version(noun)

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

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. version(Noun)

   A specific form or variation of something.

2. version(Noun)

   A translation from one language to another.

   It's in the King James Version only.

3. version(Noun)

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

   He gave another version of the affair.

4. version(Noun)

   A particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).

5. version(Noun)

   A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion and retroversion.

6. version(Noun)

   An eye movement involving both eyes moving synchronously and symmetrically in the same direction.

Origin: From version, from versio, from verto. Used in English since 16th century.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Version(noun)

   a change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning

2. Version(noun)

   a condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See Anteversion, and Retroversion

3. Version(noun)

   the act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language

4. Version(noun)

   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

5. Version(noun)

   an account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave another version of the affair

Origin: [F., from L. vertere, versum, to turn, to change, to translate. See Verse.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'version' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1236

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'version' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2411

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'version' in Nouns Frequency: #421

Anagrams for version »

1. enviros

How to pronounce version?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of version in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of version in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of version in a Sentence

1. Bob Gale:

   Oh, is this the Target version?

2. Stephen Brusatte:

   It's a dinosaur version of Pompei.

3. Barbara Ehrenreich:

   Exercise is the yuppie version of bulimia.

4. Harry Balzer:

   We're always looking for the latest version.

5. Stefan Pichler:

   We cannot be a smaller version of Lufthansa.

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