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SYLLABICATION:ver·sion
PRONUNCIATION:  vûrzhn, -shn
NOUN:1. A description or account from one point of view, especially as opposed to another: Your version of the accident differs from mine. 2a. A translation from another language. b. often Version A translation of the entire Bible or a part of it. 3. A particular form or variation of an earlier or original type: downloaded the latest version of the software from the Internet. 4. An adaptation of a work of art or literature into another medium or style: the film version of a famous novel. 5. Medicine a. Manipulation of a fetus in the uterus to bring it into a desirable position for delivery. b. Deflection of an organ, such as the uterus, from its normal position.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from Old French, act of turning, from Medieval Latin versi, versin-, from Latin versus, past participle of vertere, to turn. See wer-2 in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:version·alADJECTIVE
 
 
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