1. (

• version ,

) an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine" ;

2. (

• version ,
• variant ,
• variation ,
• edition

) something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "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" ;

3. (

• adaptation ,
• version ,

) a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form; "the play is an adaptation of a short novel" ;

4. (

• translation ,
• interlingual_rendition ,
• rendering ,
• version

) a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language ;

5. (

• interpretation ,
• reading ,
• version

) a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something ;

6. (

• version

) manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery) ;