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411

Definition:

informative details

Class:

group noun (groupings of people and objects)

Plurals:

411's | 411s

Type of:

data » collection » group » abstraction

Original source:

Memidex

Usage example:

What's the 411 on this guy?

Synonym:

4-1-1 [informal, North America]

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Reference links

Wikipedia:

411

Summary:

The Burgundians and the Alans elevate the usurper Jovinus as Western Emperor. | The Alans establish their rule in the Roman province of Lusitania (modern Portugal south of the Duero River and Spanish Extremadura). | Rabbula becomes bishop of Edessa. ...  (38 of 251 words)

Wikipedia:

411 (disambiguation)

Summary:

can refer to: The year 411, the four hundred and eleventh year of the Gregorian calendar | 4-1-1, a telephone directory assistance number in the United States and Canada By extension, a slang term for information. | The 411, British R&B group | 4:1:1 ...  (41 of 139 words, 8 senses)

Encarta:

411 | four-one-one

Summary:

[informal] information, especially inside information or gossip, typically passed on orally  (11 of 51 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Wiktionary:

411

Summary:

the number four hundred and eleven | [slang] The latest scoop, information or news.  (13 of 43 words, 2 senses, 1 etymology)

Merriam-Webster:

411

Summary:

slang; relevant information; "skinny"  (4 of 34 words, 1 etymology, pronunciation)

Columbia:

indictment | information | presentment

Summary:

in criminal law, formal written accusation naming specific persons and crimes. Persons suspected of crime may be rendered liable to trial by ...  (22 of 197 words, pronunciation)

Random House:

data

Summary:

a plural of "datum". | (used with a plural v.) individual facts, statistics, or items of information. | (used with a sing. v.) a body of facts; ...  (25 of 65 words, 3 senses, pronunciation)

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