"information" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /ɛ̃.fɔʁ.ma.sjɔ̃/ Audio: Fr-information.ogg Forms: informations [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Old French, borrowed from Latin īnfōrmātiōnem. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|-|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French, {{inh+|fr|fro|-}} Inherited from Old French, {{bor|fr|la|informatiō|īnfōrmātiōnem}} Latin īnfōrmātiōnem Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} information f (plural informations)
  1. (countable) piece of information; datum Tags: countable, feminine Synonyms (piece of information): donnée, nouvelle
    Sense id: en-information-fr-noun-LzOQe4bj Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 79 10 10 Disambiguation of 'piece of information': 100 0 0
  2. (plural only) news Tags: feminine, plural, plural-only Synonyms (news): nouvelles
    Sense id: en-information-fr-noun-Gfug6ZW5 Categories (other): French pluralia tantum Disambiguation of 'news': 0 100 0
  3. (uncountable) information Tags: feminine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-information-fr-noun-3qcRGoQG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: renseignement [information] Derived forms: autoroute de l’information, lettre d’information, relevé d’informations, société de l’information Related terms: informateur, infomatrice, informaticien, informatif, informationnel, informatique, informatiser, informer

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