version
English meaning: Version
Definition
A specific form or variation of something.
Example
“This is the latest version of the software, with several bug fixes.”
Another example: “Her version of events differed sharply from his.”
Usage — When, Where & How
A common noun for a particular form or variant of something: a software release ('the latest version'), a retelling ('his version of events'), or an adaptation ('a film version'). Countable; used in everyday, technical, and formal English.
Etymology & Origin
English — Origin & History
From Medieval Latin 'versio' meaning a turning or translation, from 'vertere' (to turn), entering English in the late 16th century.
Synonyms
- interpretation
- rendering
- adaptation
- variation
- variant
- translation
- interlingual rendition
- reading
Related Words
Common Collocations
- the latest version
- a new version
- film version
- version of events
- updated version
- beta version
Word Forms
version (sing.); versions (pl.)
Word Tools
Literary Heritage
“To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”
/To thine own self be true/
“Be honest with yourself — and as naturally as night follows day, you will be unable to be false to others.”
“I'm nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody, too?”
/I'm nobody! Who are you?/
“I am nobody — and that quiet anonymity is more honest than the noise of public fame.”
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Language information
- Language
- English
- English
- Script
- Latin
- Family
- Indo-European
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