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Webster 1913 Edition
Version
1.
A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation; conversion; turning.
The
version
of air into water. Bacon.
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
. 3.
The act of translating, or rendering, from one language into another language.
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 Testament5.
An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another account;
as, he gave another
. version
of the affairWebster 1828 Edition
Version
VER'SION
,Noun.
1.
A turning; a change or transformation; as the version of air into water. [Unusual.]2.
Change of direction; as the version of the beams of light. [Unusual.]3.
The act of translating; the rendering of thoughts or ideas expressed in one language, into words of like signification in another language. How long was Pope engaged in the version of Homer?4.
Translation; that which is rendered from another language. We have a good version of the Scriptures. There is a good version of Pentateuch in Samaritan. The Septuagint version of the Old Testament was made for the benefit of the Jews in Alexandria.