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information noun

Click to hear the UK pronunciation of this wordClick to hear the US pronunciation of this word/ˌɪn.fəˈmeɪ.ʃən//-fɚ-/ n [U] (informal info)

Definition

facts about a situation, person, event, etc
Do you have any information about/on train times?
I read an interesting bit/piece of information in the newspaper.
For further information (= if you want to know more), please contact your local library.
[+ that ] We have reliable information that a strike is planned next month.

(Definition of information noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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