1
a
: an account or description from a particular point of view especially as contrasted with another account
b
: an adaptation of a literary work
the movie version of the novel
c
: an arrangement of a musical composition
2
: a form or variant of a type or original
an experimental version of the airplane
3
: a translation from another language
especially
: a translation of the Bible or a part of it
4
a
: a condition in which an organ and especially the uterus is turned from its normal position
b
: manual turning of a fetus in the uterus to aid delivery
Examples of version in a Sentence
Let me tell you my version of what happened.
We heard two different versions of the story.
A new version of the word processing program should be available soon.
I have an older version of the software.
This new design is better than the first version.
A film version of the novel is being made.
the King James Version of the Bible
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Stephen Clark – Jun 3, ArsTechnica, 3 June 2025
That’s actually a quite accurate way to describe it — a clean version of Blade Runner.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2025
Engine Under the hood, that new V6 delivers strong numbers but don’t expect a hybrid or electric version just yet.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Newsweek was unable to find any fresh versions of the page beyond that date on the web archiving service.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
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“Version.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/version. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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version
noun
ver·sion
ˈvər-zhən 
1
: a translation especially of the Bible
the Douay version
the King James version
2
: an account or description from one point of view
your version of what happened
3
: a form or variant of a type or original
an experimental version of the car
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