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no·tice

(nō′tĭs)

1. The act of noting or observing; perception or attention: That detail escaped my notice.

2. Respectful attention or consideration: grateful for the teacher's notice.

3. A written or printed announcement: a notice of sale.

a. A formal announcement, notification, or warning, especially an announcement of one's intention to withdraw from an agreement or leave a job: gave my employer two weeks' notice; raised the price without notice.

b. The condition of being formally warned or notified: put us on notice for chronic lateness.

5. A printed critical review, as of a play or book.

tr.v. no·ticed, no·tic·ing, no·tic·es

1. To take notice of; observe: noticed a figure in the doorway. See Synonyms at see¹.

2. To perceive with the mind; detect: noticed several discrepancies.

3. Archaic

a. To comment on; mention.

b. To treat with courteous attention.

[Middle English, knowledge, from Old French, from Latin nōtitia, from nōtus, known, past participle of nōscere, to get to know; see gnō- in Indo-European roots.]

no′tic·er n.

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noticer

(ˈnəʊtɪsə)

1. a person who takes notice or observes

2. archaic a person who gives notice or intimates

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Noun	1.	noticer - someone who takes notice; "a careful noticer of details" beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
	2.	noticer - someone who gives formal notice functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

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