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information
English
Etymology
From Middle English informacion, enformacion, borrowed from Anglo-Norman informacioun, enformation, Old French information, from Latin ?nf?rm?ti? (“formation, conception; education”), from the participle stem of ?nform?re (“to inform”). Compare West Frisian ynformaasje (“information”), Dutch informatie (“information”), German Information (“information”), Danish information (“information”), Swedish information (“information”), Norwegian informasjon (“information”).Morphologically inform +? -ation
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /??nf??me???n/
- (General American) IPA(key): /??nf??me???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
information (usually uncountable, plural informations)
- That which resolves uncertainty; anything that answers the question of "what a given entity is".
- Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something. [from 14th c.]
- The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification. [from 14th c.]
- (law) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform a magistrate of an offence and request a warrant; in the US, an accusation brought before a judge without a grand jury indictment. [from 15th c.]
- 1968, Carl B. Cone, The English Jacobins, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 131:
- On May 21, 1792, the Attorney General filed an information against Paine charging him with seditious libel.
- 1968, Carl B. Cone, The English Jacobins, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 131:
- (obsolete) The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation. [14th-17th c.]
- (now rare) The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training. [from 14th c.]
- (now rare) The creation of form; the imparting of a given quality or characteristic; forming, animation. [from 17th c.]
- (computing) […] the meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its representation.
- (Christianity) Divine inspiration. [from 15th c.]
- A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber. [from 20th c.]
- (information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit. [from 20th c.]
- As contrasted with data, information is processed to extract relevant data. [from late 20th c.]
- (information technology) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message). [from late 20th c.]
Usage notes
- The definition of information in the computing context is from an international standard vocabulary which, though formally accepted, is largely ignored by the computing profession.[1]
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Pages starting with “information”.
Related terms
Translations
Further reading
- information on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- information at OneLook Dictionary Search
- information in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- information in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin informati?, informati?nis.
Noun
information c (singular definite informationen, plural indefinite informationer)
- (a piece of) information.
Inflection
Derived terms
- kontaktinformation
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Latin informati?, informati?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f??.ma.sj??/
Noun
information f (plural informations)
- (countable) piece of information; datum
- Cette information nous est parvenue hier soir.
- (plural only) news
- Tous les jours, il regarde la télé le midi pour suivre les informations.
- (uncountable) information
- Théorie de l'information.
Synonyms
- (piece of information): donnée, nouvelle
- (news): nouvelles
- (information): renseignement
Derived terms
- autoroute de l'information
- lettre d’information
- relevé d'informations
- société de l’information
Related terms
- informateur, infomatrice
- informaticien
- informatif
- informationnel
- informatique
- informatiser
- informer
Further reading
- “information” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin informati?, informati?nis.
Pronunciation
Noun
information c
- information
Declension
Related terms
- info
- informant
- informationsavdelning
- informatör
- informera
- turistinformation
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motto
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”), from Latin muttum (“a mutter, a grunt”), late 16th c.. Doublet of mot.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?m?t.o?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m?t??/
Noun
motto (plural mottos or mottoes)
- (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.
- A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.
- (obsolete) A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:saying
Translations
Further reading
- motto (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
Alternative forms
- moto n (less common)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?moto]
- Rhymes: -oto
Noun
motto n
- motto
- epigraph
Declension
See also
- krédo
Further reading
- motto in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- motto in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
motto n (singular definite mottoet, plural indefinite mottoer)
- motto
References
- “motto” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Italian motto (“a word, a saying”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mot?to
Noun
motto n (plural motto's, diminutive mottootje n)
- motto
- (heraldry) motto
Hyponyms
- leus, leuze
- wapenspreuk
Finnish
Etymology
Ultimately from Italian motto (“a word, a saying”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?mot?o/, [?mo?t??o?]
- Rhymes: -ot?o
- Syllabification: mot?to
Noun
motto
- motto (sentence or a phrase with guiding principle)
- Synonym: tunnuslause
- epigraph (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a book or other text)
- Synonym: epigrafi
- (heraldry) motto
- Synonyms: tunnuslause, vaalilause
Declension
Anagrams
- motot
Italian
Etymology
From Latin muttum (“mutter”). Compare Catalan and French mot (“word”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?t.to/
- Rhymes: -?tto
Noun
motto m (plural motti)
- witty remark
- motto, maxim
- posy (motto inscribed inside a ring)
Descendants
- ? English: motto
- ? German: Motto
Further reading
- motto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Japanese
Romanization
motto
- R?maji transcription of ???
Maquiritari
Noun
motto
- worm
References
- Ed. Key, Mary Ritchie and Comrie, Bernard. The Intercontinental Dictionary Series, Carib (De'kwana).
Nauruan
Noun
motto
- motto
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Italian motto
Noun
motto n (definite singular mottoet, indefinite plural motto or mottoer, definite plural mottoa or mottoene)
- a motto
References
- “motto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Italian motto
Noun
motto n (definite singular mottoet, indefinite plural motto, definite plural mottoa)
- a motto
References
- “motto” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Etymology
From Italian motto, from Latin muttum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?m?t.t?/
Noun
motto n
- philosophy, motto, watchword, byword
- Synonyms: dewiza, credo
- (literature) epigraph (literary quotation placed at the beginning of a text)
- Synonym: epigraf
Declension
Further reading
- motto in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- motto in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
motto n
- motto
Declension
Synonyms
- valspråk
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