d-notice

D-no·tice

D d

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee noh-tis]
- /di ˈnoʊ tɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dee noh-tis]
- /di ˈnoʊ tɪs/

Definitions of d-notice word

noun d-notice an official notice sent to newspapers, prohibiting the publication of certain security information 3
noun d-notice a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security. 1
noun d-notice (Britain, now historical) A defence notice; an official request to news editors not to publish or broadcast items on specified subjects for reasons of national security (replaced in 1993 with the DA-notice). 0

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Origin of d-notice

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

1960-65; D(efence) notice

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Parts of speech for D-notice

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of D-notice

d-notice popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.