version meaning and definition

VERSION noun

Definition of version (noun)

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"
   • synonyms: edition, variant, variation
3. a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form
   • "the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
   • synonyms: adaptation
4. a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
   • synonyms: interlingual rendition, rendering, translation
5. a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
   • synonyms: interpretation, reading
6. manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)