version

B1 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˈvɝʒən/ UK /ˈvɜːʒn̩/ See IPA manual

Freq #2915

Meanings

1

noun
A particular form of something that differs from other forms of the same thing.

This is the latest version of the software.
2

noun
One person's account or description of an event from their point of view.

Her version of the argument was very different from his.
3

noun
A piece of music, art, or writing reworked into a new form.

The band recorded an acoustic version of the song.

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Synonyms

adaptation interpretation rendition variantver

Word family

Forms versionedversioningversions

Derived forms e-versionminiversionmultiversionsubversion

Related forms abversionadversionanimadversion aversioncontraversioncontroversionconversion diversion eversionfurversioninterversioninversion

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beta version
a preliminary release of software made available for testing before the finished release

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French version, from Medieval Latin versiō, from Latin vertō (“to turn”). Used in English since 16th century.

*wert- Proto-Indo-European versiō la-med vertō Latin

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# version

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈvɝʒən/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈvɜːʒn̩/
**Frequency rank:** 2915

## Meanings
1. A particular form of something that differs from other forms of the same thing.
2. One person's account or description of an event from their point of view.
3. A piece of music, art, or writing reworked into a new form.

## Examples
- This is the latest version of the software.
- Her version of the argument was very different from his.
- The band recorded an acoustic version of the song.

## Synonyms
- adaptation
- interpretation
- rendition
- variant
- ver

## Derived Forms
- e-version
- miniversion
- multiversion
- subversion

## Related Forms
- abversion
- adversion
- animadversion
- aversion
- contraversion
- controversion
- conversion
- diversion
- eversion
- furversion
- interversion
- inversion

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *wert-
- Root: versiō
- Root: vertō

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French version, from Medieval Latin versiō, from Latin vertō (“to turn”). Used in English since 16th century.

## AI Etymology
Version is borrowed from Middle French version, from Medieval Latin versiō, from Latin vertō (“to turn”). Used in English since 16th century. The historical line also includes Proto-Indo-European *wert-, la-med versiō, Latin vertō. In present-day use, it can mean a particular form of something that differs from other forms of the same thing, or one person's account or description of an event from their point of view. Derived formations include e-version, miniversion, multiversion, subversion.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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