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notificazione

notification

noun noh-tee-fee-kah-TSYOH-neh Rare
Communication Writing

Origin: Medieval Latin notificatio (making known)

Also means

notice

Usage Note

Notificazione is primarily a legal and administrative term for the formal service or delivery of an official document — notificazione di un atto giudiziario (service of a court document). In everyday digital Italian notifica (shorter form) is used for app notifications. The two forms coexist: notificazione in formal/legal registers, notifica in everyday and technological contexts.

Examples

"L'ufficio ha ricevuto la notificazione ufficiale."

Natural Translation

The office received the official notification.

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