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versiona particular form of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a particular form of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈvɜːrʒən/

Example Sentences

  • My mom still uses the stone-age version of KakaoTalk and wonders why her emojis look weird.
  • The teacher's version of 'a short quiz' turned out to be a 2-hour exam.
  • Please download the latest version of the application for better performance.

version

NOUN

[/ˈvɜːrʒən/]

a particular form of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing

Developer compares two different versions of the same mobile app
💡 Concept

Developer compares two different versions of the same mobile app

Version conversion leads to total immersion!
🎵 Rhyme

Version conversion leads to total immersion!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈvɜːrʒən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈvɜːʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootvers/vert
Suffix--ion

Origin

Version derives from Latin vertere, meaning 'to turn.' The word originally referred to turning or translating a text from one language to another, later expanding to mean any variant or altered form of an original work.

Breakdown

vert- (turn) + -sion (noun suffix indicating the act or result of an action).

🎵Rhyme

ersionimmersionconversion
ersion
immersion
conversion

🔗Collocations

latest version
updated version
original version
different version
his version of events
software version
Korean version

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom still uses the stone-age version of KakaoTalk and wonders why her emojis look weird.

😄 Fun example

The teacher's version of 'a short quiz' turned out to be a 2-hour exam.

Please download the latest version of the application for better performance.

😄 Fun example

His version of cleaning his room means shoving everything under the bed.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

editionvariantformadaptationrendition

Antonyms

originalprototype

Related

updaterevisionmodificationreleaseformat

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