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information
What does information mean?
information (noun): things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use information in a sentence?
- I need some more information about this issue. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce information?
/ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃn̩/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does information come from?
From Middle English enformacioun, informacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman informacioun, enformation, Old French information, from Latin īnfōrmātiō (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of īnformāre (“to inform”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to information
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “information” mean?
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
Not quite: that's what number means.
a complex mechanical device which converts energy into useful motion or physical effects
Not quite: that's what engine means.
things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something
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a walker; one who walks or goes on foot, especially as opposed to one who uses a vehicle
Not quite: that's what pedestrian means.
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