Ver"sion (?), n. [F., from L. vertere,
versum, to turn, to change, to translate. See Verse.]
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 Testament.
5. An account or description from a particular
point of view, especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave
another version of the affair.
Ver"sion (?), n. [F., from L. vertere,
versum, to turn, to change, to translate. See Verse.]
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 Testament.
5. An account or description from a particular
point of view, especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave
another version of the affair.
