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information
Phoneticsin·for·ma·tion
US/ˌɪnfɝˈmeɪʃən/
UK/ˌɪnfəmˈeɪʃən/
Definition
n. a telephone service you call to find someone's phone number.
n. a service provided by a telecommunications provider that provides listed telephone numbers of subscribers.
Examples
“I need more information about the flight.”
“The website provides helpful information for tourists visiting the city for the first time.”
“In the digital age, the rapid dissemination of information has transformed how societies engage with political discourse and scientific discovery.”
Examples
simple
“I need more information about the flight.”
contextual
“The website provides helpful information for tourists visiting the city for the first time.”
complex
“In the digital age, the rapid dissemination of information has transformed how societies engage with political discourse and scientific discovery.”
Confusables
Information provides facts or data, while advice provides a recommendation for action.
RememberInformation is for knowing; advice is for doing.
Information is general data or knowledge, while news is specifically about recent events.
RememberInformation is data; news is the latest.
Etymology
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”). Equivalent to inform + -ation.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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