version

noun ver·sion \ ˈvər-zhən , -shən \

|Updated on: 10 Jul 2018

Examples: version in a Sentence

Definition of version

1 a : an account or description from a particular point of view especially as contrasted with another account

b : an adaptation of a literary work

the movie version of the novel

c : 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

4 a : a condition in which an organ and especially the uterus is turned from its normal position

b : manual turning of a fetus in the uterus to aid delivery

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versional

play \ˈvərzh-nəl, ˈvərsh-; ˈvər-zhə-nᵊl, -shə-\ adjective

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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

Young’s final bake (bake is a noun on these shows) was his version of the ultimate chocolate cake, a towering creation featuring three kinds of chocolate, crispy coconut praline, and massive dark chocolate flowers.

— BostonGlobe.com, "A pastry pilgrimage to sample sweets from Food Network competitors," 6 July 2018
But when imported safeties hit the US market in the spring of 1887, the machines found eager buyers; Pope and other American cycle makers scrambled to put out their own versions of the header-resistant contraptions.

— aaron gilbreath, Longreads, "The Wheel, the Woman, and the Human Body," 6 July 2018
The House earlier passed its own version of the bill.

— erica werner and josh dawsey, chicagotribune.com, "Senate, House GOP at odds over rare rebuke of Trump on national security," 5 July 2018
As a gift to the nation on the 4th of July holiday, the team unleashed their remixed version of Fergie's already unique performance with some even more one-of-a-kind vocalizations.

— gil kaufman, Billboard, "Watch Hilarious 'Bad Lip Reading' Take on Fergie's Legendary NBA All-Star Game National Anthem Performance," 5 July 2018
The argument is our version of LeBron James is playing basketball or football first, and not soccer, whereas in these other nations their LeBron is playing soccer.

— mac engel, star-telegram, "Soccer's other problem aside from being a 'rich white kids sport'," 5 July 2018
If your version of Sorry! includes those, ignore them.

— scott meslow, GQ, "Sorry! Is the Dumb Children’s Board Game That’s Fun If You Talk a Lot of Trash," 4 July 2018
Your version of antiquity is shallow, poorly contextualized, and unnuanced.

— josephine livingstone, The New Republic, "Rod Dreher’s Bad History," 3 July 2018
Garden of Eden was missing but nothing daunted, Miss Edith Beale, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Phelan Beale of New York, gave her version of Eve at the society fashion show at East Hampton.

— refinery29.com, "Why Fashion People Love Cult Film Grey Gardens," 3 July 2018

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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

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First Known Use: 1582

in the meaning defined at sense 3

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version Synonyms

Synonyms

account, interpretation, performance, reading, rendition;

Related Words

adaptation, reworking, variation;

Other Bible Terms

antediluvian, apocalyptic, apocrypha, behemoth

VERSION Defined for English Language Learners

version

noun

Definition of version for English Language Learners

: a story or description that is different in some way from another person's story or description
: a form of something (such as a product) that is different in some way from other forms
: a particular translation of the Bible