Adaptation
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The quality of being adapted; adaption; adjustment. Adjustment to extant conditions: as, adjustment of a sense organ to the intensity or quality of stimulation; modification of some thing or its parts that makes it more fit for existence under the conditions of its current environment. Something which has been adapted; variation.
Example sentence: I've always been open to the idea of an adaptation that does its own thing, that freely diverges from the original as long as it's true to the spirit.
Version
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A specific form or variation of something.A translation from one language to another.An account or description from a particular point of view, especially as contrasted with another accountA particular revision (of software, firmware, CPU, etc.).A condition of the uterus in which its axis is deflected from its normal position without being bent upon itself. See anteversion and retroversion.
Example sentence: I can see a version of my life where it all becomes meaningless. On a good day, writing seems noble. Other times, it's narcissistic and pointless.