version
/ˈvɝʒən/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.07 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A school exercise, generally of composition in a foreign language.
Archaic; Countable; Uncountable
noun
The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language.
Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable
noun
An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion and retroversion.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
An eye movement involving both eyes moving synchronously and symmetrically in the same direction.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "‘[…] There's every Staffordshire crime-piece ever made in this cabinet, and that's unique. The Van Hoyer Museum in New York hasn't that very rare second version of Maria Marten's Red Barn over there, nor the little Frederick George Manning—he was the criminal Dickens saw hanged on the roof of the gaol in Horsemonger Lane, by the way—’"
- "An extreme version of vorticity is a vortex. The vortex is a spinning, cyclonic mass of fluid, which can be observed in the rotation of water going down a drain, as well as in smoke rings, tornados and hurricanes."
- "It's only in the King James Version of the Bible."
- "He gave another version of the affair."
- "Upgrade to the latest version for new features and bug fixes."
- "External cephalic version is a process by which a breech baby can sometimes be turned from buttocks or foot first to head first."
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French version, from Medieval Latin versiō, from Latin vertō (“to turn”). Used in English since 16th century.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈvɝʒən/
- British English: /ˈvɜːʒn̩/