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    information
    /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃn/

    noun

    • 1. facts provided or learned about something or someone: "a vital piece of information"
    • 2. what is conveyed or represented by a particular arrangement or sequence of things: "genetically transmitted information"

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  2. 1. a (1) : knowledge obtained from investigation, study, or instruction. (2) : intelligence, news. (3) : facts, data. b. : the attribute inherent in and communicated by one of two or more alternative sequences or arrangements of something (such as nucleotides in DNA or binary digits in a computer program) that produce specific effects. c (1)

  3. noun [ U ] us / ˌɪn·fərˈmeɪ·ʃən / ( short form info) Add to word list. news, facts, or knowledge: an important piece of information. Can you give us some information on tours to Alaska? Information about upcoming local events is printed in the newspaper.

  4. Information definition: knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news. See examples of INFORMATION used in a sentence.

  5. Information is an uncountable noun meaning ‘facts about someone or something’. It is often followed by about: … Idiom. too much information. (Definition of information from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) information | Intermediate English. noun [ U ] us / ˌɪn·fərˈmeɪ·ʃən / ( short form info)

  6. Definition of information noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. Information is knowledge you gain from studying, investigating, or experiencing something. If your brother unfairly accuses you of finishing the ice cream that was in the freezer, you might respond by saying, "For your information , it was already gone when I got home!"

  8. information applies to facts told, read, or communicated that may be unorganized and even unrelated: to pick up useful information. knowledge is an organized body of information, or the comprehension and understanding consequent on having acquired and organized a body of facts: a knowledge of chemistry. wisdom is a knowledge of people, life ...