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Version

noun

An interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint.

Something a little different from others of the same type. Synonyms: edition, variant, variation. "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"

A written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form. Synonym: adaptation.

A written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language. Synonyms: interlingual rendition, rendering, translation.

A mental representation of the meaning or significance of something. Synonyms: interpretation, reading.

Manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery).

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"Version" Quotes from Famous Books

... delivered this version of the facts with a languid composure that contrasted deliciously with Richard's heat in telling the story his way (to be sure, Sir Charles had got Huntercombe and Bassett, and it is easier to be philosophical on the right side of the boundary hedge), and wound up with a sort ...

— A Terrible Temptation - A Story of To-Day • Charles Reade

... Lance—in his new vein—had wanted to keep the women out of it; while Roy—in his new vein—couldn't keep at least one of them out, if he tried. In particular, both were keen about the Cockade Tournament: a glorified version of fencing on horseback: the wire masks adorned with a small coloured feather for plume. He was victor whose fencing-stick detached his opponent's feather. The prize—Bachelor's Purse—had been well subscribed for and supplemented by Gymkhana funds. So, on all accounts, it was a popular event. ...

— Far to Seek - A Romance of England and India • Maud Diver

... me could possibly know anything about it. But now I spoke. I did not want him to suppose that I believed anything he said, nor did I really intend to humor him in his insane retrospections; but what he had said suggested to me the very apropos remark that one might suppose he had been giving a new version of the story of ...

— The Vizier of the Two-Horned Alexander • Frank R. Stockton

... for souls after death such a state of purgation is all within the grasp of human reason. It is a doctrine that was taught in the remotest ages of the world. Here is a condensed version of the tradition as handed down in clearest terms, beautifully expressed by one of the world's greatest thinkers and writers: "All things are distinctly manifest in the soul after it has been divested of the body; and this is true both of the natural disposition ...

— Purgatory • Mary Anne Madden Sadlier

... from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls; yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." The 145th Psalm was also spoken of by him with great delight, and Dr. Watts's version of it, as well as several others of that excellent person's poetical compositions. My friend who transmits to me this account, adds the following words, which I desire to insert with the deepest sentiments of unfeigned humility and self-abasement ...

— The Life of Col. James Gardiner - Who Was Slain at the Battle of Prestonpans, September 21, 1745 • P. Doddridge

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