notification English · revision 15055

+ {{infobox|confidence=established|formation=borrowing|attested=c. 1374|origins=la nōtificō}}

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: UK /ˌnəʊ.tɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, US /ˌnoʊ.t̬ə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is [[inh|enm|notificacioun]], [[bor|fro|notificacion]] and directly [[la-med|nōtificātiō]],^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from the past participle stem of [[la|nōtificō|t=to make known]] (see [[notify]]).^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ The action of making known: about 1374 in the OED.^(OED 1989) Etymonline gives a sign or token, late 14th century.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ The act of imparting information is from the early 15th century.^(Etymonline) Taking notice (1659) is a rare obsolete sense.^(OED 1989) Today a notification is also an alert on a phone or tablet showing new messages or updates.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * c. 1374 – a making known.^(OED 1989)

+ * early 15th century – imparting information.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1659 – taking notice (obsolete).^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Noun===

+ # The act of notifying.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # A formal announcement; a notice.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

+ # Usually in the plural, an alert on a phone or other device showing new messages or updates.^(Collins 2023)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[nonnotification]]

+ * [[prenotification]]

+ * [[renotification]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[notify]]

+ * [[notice]]

+ * [[note]]

+ * [[notorious]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}