- an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint;
"his version of the fight was different from mine"
- something a little different from others of the same type;
"an experimental version of the night fighter" "a variant of the same word" "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone" "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
- a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form;
"the play is an adaptation of a short novel"
- a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
- a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
- manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery)