VERSION


Meaning of VERSION in English

— versional , adj.

/verr"zheuhn, -sheuhn/ , n.

1. a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account: two different versions of the accident.

2. a particular form or variant of something: a modern version of an antique.

3. a translation.

4. ( often cap. ) a translation of the Bible or a part of it.

5. Med. the act of turning a child in the uterus so as to bring it into a more favorable position for delivery.

6. Pathol. an abnormal direction of the axis of the uterus or other organ.

[ 1575-85; version- (s. of versio ) a turning, equiv. to vers ( us ) (ptp. of vertere to turn; see VERSE) + -ion- -ION ]

Syn. 1. story, impression. 3. See translation .

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .