"informational" meaning in English

See informational in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌɪnfə(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃənəl/ Forms: more informational [comparative], most informational [superlative]
Etymology: information + -al Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|information|al}} information + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} informational (comparative more informational, superlative most informational)
  1. Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information. Related terms: informative Translations (giving, related to information): مَعْلُومَاتِيّ (maʕlūmātiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), інфармацы́йны (infarmacýjny) (Belarusian), orientatiu (Catalan), informationnel (French), ინფორმაციული (inpormaciuli) (Georgian), információs (Hungarian), ақпараттық (aqparattyq) (Kazakh), informacyjny (Polish), informațional (Romanian), информацио́нный (informaciónnyj) (Russian), інформаці́йний (informacíjnyj) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-informational-en-adj-simc97-p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al

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