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Word version
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈvɜːʃn / NAmE / ˈvɜːrʒn /
Example
  • there are two versions of the game, a long one and a short one.
  • the latest version of the software package
  • the de luxe/luxury version
  • she gave us her version of what had happened that day.
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version

(noun)BrE / ˈvɜːʃn / NAmE / ˈvɜːrʒn /
  1. a form of something that is slightly different from an earlier form or from other forms of the same thing
    • see also beta version
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/beta-version
    • There are two versions of the game, a long one and a short one.
    • the latest version of the software package
    • the de luxe/luxury version
  2. a description of an event from the position of a particular person or group of people
    • She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
    • Their versions of how the accident happened conflict.
    • Are these newspaper reports true?
    • It was many years before the full story was made public.
    • the front-page story
    • She gave the police a full account of the incident.
    • She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
  3. a film/movie, 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.

    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.
    • She agreed to give her version of events to journalists.
    • The band does a lively cover version of ‘Johnny B. Goode’.
    • The children read the novel in its abridged version.
    • The company will roll out an enhanced version of its operating system in the new year.
    • The film version does not live up to the original novel.
    • 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
    • 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 de luxe/luxury version
    • the latest version of the Volkswagen Golf

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘translation’): from French, or from medieval Latin versio(n-), from Latin vertere ‘to turn’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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