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Definition of version
1a : an account or description from a particular point of view especially as contrasted with another accountb : an adaptation of a literary work the movie version of the novelc : an arrangement of a musical composition
2 : a form or variant of a type or original an experimental version of the airplane
3 : a translation from another language; especially : a translation of the Bible or a part of it
4a : a condition in which an organ and especially the uterus is turned from its normal positionb : manual turning of a fetus in the uterus to aid delivery
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Examples of version in a Sentence
Let me tell you my version of what happened.
We heard two different versions of the story.
A new version of the word processing program should be available soon.
I have an older version of the software.
This new design is better than the first version.
A film version of the novel is being made.
the King James Version of the Bible
Recent Examples of version from the Web
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The Broadway revival version is performed at various times at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave.
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Thursday Museum at the library: The DuPage Children's Museum is bringing portable versions of full-sized exhibits for children and their families to play with from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday at the Nichols Library, 200 W. Jefferson Ave.
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FacebookTwitterPinterest Read moreRead less1/7| Harlots Think of this as a more playful version of The Girlfriend Experience, set in 18th-century London.
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Playing with business-grade power Beyond the spec reveal, the fact that AMD even offers professional versions of its entry-level Ryzen 3 chips is noteworthy.
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A version of this post originally appeared on Tedium, a twice-weekly newsletter that hunts for the end of the long tail.
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Total: $282,280 Grand Total: $1,715,742 A version of this story originally appeared in the August 2017 issue of Town & Country.
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In California alone, Zelman said, hundreds of thousands of young people won’t be able to access Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, if the expansion is phased out.
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Zasloff himself is moving into the clinic, treating Parkinson’s patients for constipation using a synthetic version of squalamine, a natural steroid made by the dogfish shark.
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Origin and Etymology of version
Middle French, from Medieval Latin version-, versio act of turning, change, from Latin vertere to turn — more at worth
Other Bible Terms
VERSION Defined for English Language Learners
version
playDefinition of version for English Language Learners
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: a story or description that is different in some way from another person's story or description
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: a form of something (such as a product) that is different in some way from other forms
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: a particular translation of the Bible
VERSION Defined for Kids
version
playDefinition of version for Students
1 : an account or description from a certain point of view The jury heard several different versions of the incident.
2 : a translation especially of the Bible
3 : a form of a type or original Esperanza's grandmother … was a smaller, older, more wrinkled version of Mama. — Pam Muñoz Ryan, Esperanza Rising
Medical Dictionary
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