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version
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Version \Ver"sion\, n. [F., from L. vertere, versum, to turn, to change, to translate. See Verse.] 1. A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning. [1913 Webster] The version of air into water. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Med.) A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See Anteversion, and Retroversion. [1913 Webster] 3. The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language. [1913 Webster] 4. A translation; that which is rendered from another language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the Scriptures (see under Authorized); the Septuagint Version of the Old Testament. [1913 Webster] 5. An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave another version of the affair. [1913 Webster]
