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+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=clipping|attested=1906}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˈɪn.fəʊ/, US /ˈɪn.foʊ/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is a clipping of [[information]].^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ 1906 in Etymonline,^(Etymonline) 1907 in Merriam-Webster,^(MW Collegiate) and 1913 in the OED's quotations.^(OED 1989) The New Oxford dates it to the early 20th century.^(NODE 1998)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ It is colloquial,^(OED 1989)^(SOED 2002) and has the same meaning as information.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1906 – first use.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1913 – OED first quotation.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # ''(informal)'' [[Information]].^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[information]]

+ * [[inform]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}