manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery);
something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father";
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something;
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;
an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint; "his version of the fight was different from mine";
