Emily Dickinson Lexicon

NO-TI-FI-CA'TION, n. [See Notify.]

1. The act of notifying or giving notice; the act of making known, particularly the act of giving official notice or information to the public, or to individuals, corporations, companies or societies, by words, by writing or by other means.
2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.
3. The writing which communicates information; an advertisement, citation, &c.