D-notice

or D no·tice

[ dee-noh-tis ]

/ ˈdiˌnoʊ tɪs /

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noun British.

a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.

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Origin of D-notice

1960–65; D(efence)notice

Words nearby D-notice

Dnepropetrovsk, Dnestr, DNF, Dnieper, Dniester, D-notice, DNP, DNR, DNS, do, DOA

How to use D-notice in a sentence

“Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.
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The off-year special election into which Duke threw himself drew little media notice at first.
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I notice he moves at a slightly slower pace than everyone else, and keeps his gestures compact.
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It had many—the word now, I notice, instead of variations, everyone endlessly says iterations—it had many iterations.
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Indeed, designers frequently reference each other in their shows—and the press never fails to notice.
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She observed his pale looks, and the distracted wandering of his eyes; but she would not notice either.
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C was a Captain, all covered with lace; D was a drunkard, and had a red face.
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The occupants of the room had been too absorbed with their own affairs to notice the gradual dimming of the illumination.
The Boarded-Up House|Augusta Huiell Seaman
History gives them scant notice, and the Federal government has failed to reward them as they deserve.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
Several suggestions for the relief of the country bank have come to their notice.
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British Dictionary definitions for D-notice

D-notice

noun

British an official notice sent to newspapers, prohibiting the publication of certain security information

Word Origin for D-notice

C20: from their administrative classification letter

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