version

[[t]vɜ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n, -ʒ(ə)n[/t]]

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versions

1) N-COUNT: oft N of n A version of something is a particular form of it in which some details are different from earlier or later forms.

...an updated version of his book...

Ludo is a version of an ancient Indian racing game...

The second-hand version is a poor copy of the original.

2) N-COUNT: with supp, oft poss N, N of n Someone's version of an event is their own description of it, especially when it is different to other people's.

Yesterday afternoon the White House put out a new version of events...

She and her friends wanted to go public with their version of the incident...

There have been widely differing versions in the newspapers about the prison siege.

Syn:

account