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version
[ vur-zhuhn, -shuhn ]
noun
- a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
two different versions of the accident.
Synonyms: impression, story
- a particular form or variant of something:
a modern version of an antique.
- a translation.
- Often Ver·sion. a translation of the Bible or a part of it.
- Medicine/Medical. the act of turning a child in the uterus so as to bring them into a more favorable position for delivery.
- Pathology. an abnormal direction of the axis of the uterus or other organ.
version
/ ˈvɜːʃən; -ʒən /
noun
- an account of a matter from a certain point of view, as contrasted with others
his version of the accident is different from the policeman's
- a translation, esp of the Bible, from one language into another
- a variant form of something; type
- an adaptation, as of a book or play into a film
- med manual turning of a fetus to correct an irregular position within the uterus
- pathol an abnormal displacement of the uterus characterized by a tilting forwards ( anteversion ), backwards ( retroversion ), or to either side ( lateroversion )
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Derived Forms
- ˈversional, adjective
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Other Words From
- ver·sion·al adjective
- pre·ver·sion noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of version1
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Example Sentences
A more rugged version of American masculinity is hard to find on screen.
But an ad-supported version of Desert Golfing was impossible.
A revised version of the law goes into effect on January 1st, 2015.
A version was approved for airline use in 2007—but no airline has adopted it.
The legislation strengthens and updates a previous version of the bill that expired in 2011.
The Authorised Version has: “And as a mother shall she meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin.”
"All they can rap and run for" is the more frequent colloquial version of this quaint phrase.
In the English version—with a few unimportant exceptions—the dates are given according to both calendars.
An attempt was made to join on another version, without observing the incompleteness of the sentence.
That the Matthew version contains one hundred and seven verses, and the Luke version twenty-nine verses.
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