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Information in Webster's 1913 dictionary

The 1913 record labels information as noun. Its source-bounded etymology and selected historical definition appear below.

WEBSTER 1913noun
Information

[F., fr. L. informatio representation, conception. See Inform, v. t.]

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Cross-verified 1913 record
Headwordinformation
Part of speechnoun
Historical etymology[F., fr. L. informatio representation, conception. See Inform, v. t.]
Selected historical definitionThe act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence.
Signed record IDwebster1913-information-noun-edf62e6daa0e
Source locatorCIDE.I, paragraph 5565; Gutenberg eBook 664
Edition-scoped answerNot earliest-attestation proofNot modern consensus
Independent historical textProject Gutenberg section 664Signed structural record sourceGNU GCIDE 0.54 archive
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In Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), "information" is labeled noun. Its etymology is recorded as: "[F., fr. L. informatio representation, conception. See Inform, v. t.]" The selected historical definition says: "The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or intelligence."

Project Gutenberg Webster 1913 plus signed GNU GCIDE 0.54 Exact cross-verified historical record reviewed 2026-09-05

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