version

pronunciation

How to pronounce version in British English: UK [ˈvɜːʃn]word uk audio image

How to pronounce version in American English: US [ˈvɜːrʒn] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
    something a little different from others of the same type
    a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
    a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
    a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
    manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)

Word Origin

version (n.)
1580s, "a translation," from Middle French version, from Medieval Latin versionem (nominative versio) "a turning, a translation," from past participle stem of Latin vertere "to turn, change, alter, translate" (see versus). Also with a Middle English sense of "destruction;" the meaning "particular form of a description" is first attested 1788.

Example

1. An android version will also be launched .
2. But many people doubt the police version .
3. It was far from the version she wanted .
4. The new version of wolfram alpha arrives wednesday afternoon .
5. With no gods in her version , it could seem rather bleak .

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