ˌædæpˈteɪʃən ɪˈdɪʃən ɪntɚpɹəˈteɪʃən ɪntəpɹəˈteɪʃən ˈɹiːdɪŋ ˈɹɛndəɹɪŋ tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n tɹænzˈleɪʃ(ə)n ˈvɛəɹi.ənt ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩ ˌvɛəɹiˈeɪʃn̩ ˈvɝʒən ˈvɜːʒən 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 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 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