- 1a form of something that is slightly different from an earlier form or from other forms of the same thing There are two versions of the game, a long one and a short one. the latest version of the software package the deluxe/luxury version see beta version
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- 2a description of an event from the position of a particular person or group of people She gave us her version of what had happened that day. Their versions of how the accident happened conflict. Thesaurusreport
- story
- account
- version
- report a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast:We're getting reports of fighting in the south of the country.
- story an account, often spoken, of what happened to someone, or of how something happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine, or news broadcast:It was many years before the full story was made public. the front-page story
- account a written or spoken description of something that has happened:He gave the police a full account of the incident.
- A report is always of recent events, especially news. An account may be of events in the recent or distant past.
- version a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people:She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
- a report/story about something
- a(n) report/account/version of something
- a brief/short report/story/account
- a/the full report/story/account/version
- a news report/story
- to give a(n) report/account/version
- 3a movie, play, piece of music, etc. that is based on a particular piece of work but is in a different form, style, or language the film version of War and Peace The English version of the novel is due for publication next year. see cover version
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