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notification

[ noh-tuh-fi-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌnoʊ tə fɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
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noun
a formal notifying or informing.
an act or instance of notifying, making known, or giving notice; notice.
a written or printed notice, announcement, or warning: Notifications were mailed to the winners.
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Origin of notification

1325–75; Middle English notificacioun<Medieval Latin nōtificātiōn- (stem of nōtificātiō). See notify, -ation

OTHER WORDS FROM notification

non·no·ti·fi·ca·tion, nounre·no·ti·fi·ca·tion, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for notification

notification
/ (ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən) /

noun
the act of notifying
a formal announcement
something that notifies; a notice
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