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English

rank|force|character|taking|466|information|seem|book|story

Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/�ɪnf��meɪ��n/
(General American|US) IPA|/�ɪnf�ɹ�meɪ��n/
audio|en-us-information.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
From OF. informacion (French: #French|information), from L. informatio, from informare.

Noun
wikipedia
en-noun|informations|- (Short form: info)

1. A collection of related data.
2. Knowledge about a topic.
3. Data that have been processed into a format that is understandable by its intended audience.
4. A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber: see 411.
5. answer to a question, minimal part of information is Bit#bit_.282.29|bit (2), which is answer yes or no.
6. countable|law|US A sworn statement by an authorized official filed in court briefly describing the nature of each charge against a suspect, tantamount to an indictment but without the involvement of a grand jury.

Translations
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Arabic: �ع���ة� �ع���ات
Breton: ditour m (1), keloù m (1, 2)
Bulgarian: ин�о�ма�и� f
Catalan: informació f
Chinese: 信� (xìnxī)
Czech: informace f
Danish: information, informationer
Dutch: informatie f
Esperanto: informacio
Estonian: informatsioon, teave
Greek: �λη�ο�ο�ία f, �λη�ο�ο�ίε� f/pl
Finnish: informaatio
French: renseignement m (1), information f (1, 2)
German: Information f (1, 2, 3), Auskunft f (4)
Hindi: �ान�ार� (j�nk�rī)
Italian: informazione
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Japanese: JAchar|�報 (�����, j�h�)
Korean: �� (annae); �보 (jeongbo)
Malay: informasi, maklumat
Malayalam: �റിവ� (aRivu), വിവര� (vivaram)
Marathi: माहित� (m�hitī)
Norwegian: informasjon
Polish: informacja f
Portuguese: informação f
Romanian: informaţie f
Russian: ин�о�ма�и� f
Serbian: informacija f
Spanish: información f
Swedish: information c
Ukrainian: �н�о�ма��� f
Welsh: gwybodaeth f
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Derived terms
information superhighway
informationism
informationist

Related terms
inform
informant

See also
Information

External links
Information Reference

French

Pronunciation
w:IPA|IPA: /��.f��.ma.sj��/
w:SAMPA|SAMPA: /E~.fOR.ma.sjO~/

Noun
en-noun|f

1. #French|information
2. news, a piece of information

#: Tous les jours, il regarde la télé le midi pour suivre les informations.
#: Cette 'information nous est parvenu hier soir.

Synonyms
;information
renseignement

;a piece of information
nouvelle

Related terms
informateur, infomatrice
informaticien
informatif
informationnel
informatique
informatiser
informer

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lt:information
hu:information
ja:information
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ru:information
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• 2007-12-31 03:47 - BD2412 - /* Noun */ but without the involvement of a [[grand jury]]

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