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/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃn̩/ noun
In Latin: nūntius, scientia, doctrina Wiktionary
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- Something that provides a definitive characterization or description of the nature and attributes of a specified entity.
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Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
I need some more information about this issue.
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The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
For your information, I did this because I wanted to.
Origin
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.
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