English Explanatory Dictionary

version

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A specific form or variation of something.
  2. A translation from one language to another.
  3. A school exercise, generally of composition in a foreign language.
  4. The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language.
  5. An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account.
  6. A particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).
  7. A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion and retroversion.
  8. An eye movement involving both eyes moving synchronously and symmetrically in the same direction.
  9. A change of form, direction, etc.; transformation; conversion.
  10. An instrumental in sound system culture.
verb
  1. To keep track of (a file, document, etc.) in a versioning system.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɜːʒn̩/ /ˈvɜːʃn̩/ /ˈvɝʒən/ en-us-version.ogg

Word forms

version versions versioning versioned

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French version, from Medieval Latin versiō, from Latin vertō (“to turn”). Used in English since 16th century.

Synonyms

ver ver. adaptation interpretation rendition variant

Related words

abversion adversion animadversion aversion contraversion controversion conversion diversion eversion furversion interversion inversion obversion perversion reversion subversion traversion bible CVS revision control versioning

Derived words

alpha version beta version Boston version CliffsNotes version cover version e-version instrumental version miniversion multiversion pilot version podalic version pre-alpha version Reader's Digest version release version subversion -version version control version number zombie version
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