n.
Pronunciation: ' n ō -t ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, knowledge, notification, from Latin notitia acquaintance, awareness, from notus known, from past participle of noscere to come to know ― more at KNOW
Date: 15th century
1 a (1) : warning or intimation of something : ANNOUNCEMENT (2) : the announcement of a party's intention to quit an agreement or relation at a specified time (3) : the condition of being warned or notified ― usually used in the phrase on notice b : INFORMATION , INTELLIGENCE
2 a : ATTENTION , HEED b : polite or favorable attention : CIVILITY
3 : a written or printed announcement
4 : a short critical account or review