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notification - 4 dictionary results

no⋅ti⋅fi⋅ca⋅tion

[noh-tuh-fi-key-shuhn]
–noun
1. a formal notifying or informing.
2. an act or instance of notifying, making known, or giving notice; notice.
3. a written or printed notice, announcement, or warning: Notifications were mailed to the winners.

Origin:
1325–75; ME notificacioun < ML nōtificātiōn- (s. of nōtificātiō). See notify, -ation
no·ti·fi·ca·tion   (nō'tə-fĭ-kā'shən)   
n.  
  1. The act or an instance of notifying.
  2. Something, such as a letter, by which notice is given.

Notification

No`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. notification. See Notify.]

1. The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other means.

2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.

3. The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, or citation, etc.

Main Entry: no·ti·fi·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "nOt-&-f&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the act or an instance of notifying;especially : the act of reporting the occurrence of a communicable disease or of an individual affected with such a disease
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