informational

From information +‎ -al.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnfəˈmeɪʃənəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃənəl/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌɪnfəˈmæɪʃənəl/

informational (comparative more informational, superlative most informational)

1. Designed to or able to impart information; possessing information.

   The subway map was quite informational, allowing us to determine the most efficient route to our destination.

   • 2015, James Lambert, “Lexicography as a teaching tool: A Hong Kong case study”, in Lan Li, Jamie McKeown, Liming Liu, editors, Dictionaries and corpora: Innovations in reference science. Proceedings of ASIALEX 2015 Hong Kong, Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, page 145:

     This exercise gave students an insight into [...] how lexicographers work with unfamiliar lexis, and the informational sources that lexicographers use to construct dictionaries.

   • 2025 June 16, Anna Harvey, Angelica Evans, Daria Novikov, Christina Harward, Jessica Sobieski, George Barros, “Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, June 16, 2025”, in Ukraine Project, Institute for the Study of War:

     Ukrainian Khortytsia Group of Forces Spokesperson Major Viktor Trehubov stated on June 15 that Russian forces are likely moving toward Dnipropetrovsk Oblast in an effort to achieve “political goals”- likely meaning informational objectives meant to shape international opinion about Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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