version (n.)

  1. an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; his version of the fight was different from mine'

  2. 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

    [ Syn: variant , variation , edition ]

  3. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; the play is an adaptation of a short novel

    [ Syn: adaptation ]

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

    [ Syn: translation , interlingual rendition , rendering ]

  5. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

    [ Syn: interpretation , reading ]

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

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