notification

[ noh-tuh-fi-key-shuh n ]
/ 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

Words nearby notification

notice, notice board, noticeable, notifiable, notifiable disease, notification, notify, notion, notional, notionate, notions
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Words related to notification

proclamation, notice, warning, bulletin, information, advertisement, advisory, communication, alert, release, statement, declaration, report, news, message, communique

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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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