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notice

1. no.tice \'no-t-*s\ n [ME, fr. MF, acquaintance, fr. L notitia knowledge, 
   acquaintance, fr. ]notus known, fr. pp. of noscere to come to know - more 
   at KNOW 1a1: warning or intimation of something : ANNOUNCEMENT  1a2: 
   notification by one of the parties to an agreement or relation of inte 
   ntion of terminating it at a specified time 1a3: the condition of being 
   warned or notified  1b: INFORMATION, INTELLIGENCE  2a: ATTENTION, HEED  2b: 
   polite or favorable attention : CIVILITY  3: a written or printed 
   announcement  4: a short critical account or examination 
2. notice vt 1: to give notice of  2a: to comment upon : NOTE  2b: REVIEW  
   3a: to treat with attention or civility  3b: to take notice of : MARK  4: 
   to give a formal notice to