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version

version, edition

noun vair-SYOHN Less Common
Communication Language

Origin: Latin versio (a turning, translation).

Also means

translation (of a text)

Usage Note

version covers software releases (la dernière version), translations (une version anglaise), and one's account of events (sa version des faits). In French secondary schools, une version is specifically a passage translated from a foreign language into French.

Examples

"La nouvelle version du logiciel est sortie."

Natural Translation

The new version of the software has been released.

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