Version Software Latest Film Piece Noun ˈvɜːʃn ˈvɜːrʒn

• the latest version of the software package
• an expanded version of the article
• the original/final version is vastly superior.
• a new/different/modified/revised version

version

1. a form of something that is slightly different from an earlier form or from other forms of the same thing
• SEE ALSO alpha version
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/alpha-version
• the latest version of the software package
• an expanded version of the article
• The original/final version is vastly superior.
• a new/different/modified/revised version
• an earlier/a previous version
• an updated version of the app
• a print/an online version
• to create/produce/offer/release/use a version
• There are two versions of the game, a long one and a short one.
• the DVD version of the film
• This amended version of the bill went to the Senate.
• an edited version of her speech to the National Press Club in Canberra
• the full version of the report
• the de luxe/luxury version
• I've only played the version for PC.
• This is an edited version of the review.

Extra Examples

• A future version of the camera is currently being developed.
• Keep a copy of the rough version of your essay.
• Only one newspaper printed the full version of the speech.
• The company will roll out an enhanced version of its operating system in the new year.
• The new version comes out in June.
• Theirs is a watered-down version of socialism.
• This is the official version of the painter's biography.
• You can download a free trial version from the website.
• a more advanced version of the initial concept
• versions for home users, businesses, and students
• an earlier version of this computer software
• the Japanese-language version of the software
• the final version of the architectural plans
• the less expensive generic version of the drug
• the latest version of the Volkswagen Golf
2. a film, play, piece of music, etc. that is based on a particular piece of work but is in a different form, style or language
• SEE ALSO Authorized Version
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/authorized-version
• the film version of ‘War and Peace’
• The English version of the novel is due for publication next year.
• He also starred in the stage version.
• an animated version of the story
• an instrumental version of the song
• The piece also exists in a version for two pianos.
• an abridged version for children
• He wrote his own version of the legend.

Extra Examples

• The film version does not live up to the original novel.
• The children read the novel in its abridged version.
3. a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people
• We have no way of knowing which version is true.
• She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
• Their versions of how the accident happened conflict.
• She agreed to give her version of events to journalists.
• Each side has its own version of the truth.

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘translation’): from French, or from medieval Latin versio(n-), from Latin vertere ‘to turn’.