I. ˈvər]zhən, ˈvə̄], ˈvəi] also ]shən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French, from Medieval Latin version-, versio action of turning, from Latin versus (past participle of vertere to turn) + -ion-, -io -ion — more at worth
1.
a. : something rendered from another language : translation
comparison of the original text with the English version — Milton Hindus
especially : a free rendering of a literary work and especially a poem into another language that endeavors to express the spirit rather than the literal sense of the original
b. : a translation or rendering of the Bible or a part of it
2.
a. : an account or description from a particular point of view especially as contrasted with another account
each came … to give his separate version of the event — H.J.Laski
their version of economic history — W.H.Whyte
broadly : one of a set of related intellectual constructions
the senate … passed its version of the excise-tax bill — Wall Street Journal
his fictional version of what he saw — Yankee
the printed problem or the teacher's blackboard version — I.G.Ellson
the full version of the journals — Bernard De Voto
b. : one from a set of related artistic productions without one among them having a special status or with an original excluded from the set or with an original included among the set: as
(1) : an adaptation of a literary work
a stage version of the novel
(2) : a distinct form of something regarded by its creator or others as one work
published a shortened version myself — G.W.Knight
the original versions written piecemeal for a monthly publication — Peter Blake
(3) : a musical composition adapted or arranged for a new purpose
a version of a symphony arranged as a ballet suite
a concert version of an opera
(4) : a performance or interpretation of a work of art especially when thought to have a marked character or excellence
several recorded versions of the opera
his version of the role has matured
(5) : an artistic production expressing an artist's or period's interpretation of a theme or style
a modern version of Italian Renaissance architecture — American Guide Series: New York
a swing version of a blues tune
(6) : edition 2
3. : a form, variant, species, or copy of a type or original
an experimental night-fighter version of the plane
the emery wheel — an improved version of the age-old grindstone — Howell Walker
modern versions of old-time medicine shows — American Guide Series: Texas
radioactive versions of the ordinary elements — S.F.Mason
in front of the three-folded mirror so that she could see three separate versions of her … face — Virginia Woolf
4.
a. : a condition of an organ or part (as the uterus) of being turned from its normal position
b. : the manual operation of turning a fetus in the uterus to aid delivery
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to make a translation of