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10 Language-to-English DictionariesShort-Notice
/ˈʃɔrt ˈnoʊtɪs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A brief period of time before an event or action is expected to occur.
"The meeting was scheduled on short notice, leaving little time for preparation." - 2
An announcement or notification given with little advance warning.
"She received a short-notice call to attend the conference."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'short-notice' combines 'short', derived from Old English 'sceort', meaning brief or limited in duration, and 'notice', from Latin 'notitia', meaning knowledge or awareness. The phrase evolved in the 20th century to denote urgency in communication.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Short-Notice" is said worldwide
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préavis court
Transliteration: préavis court
"La réunion a été planifiée avec un préavis court."
kurze Frist
Transliteration: kurze Frist
"Die Besprechung wurde mit kurzer Frist angesetzt."
breve preavviso
Transliteration: breve preavviso
"La riunione è stata programmata con breve preavviso."
corto aviso
Transliteration: corto aviso
"La reunión se programó con corto aviso."
aviso curto
Transliteration: aviso curto
"A reunião foi marcada com aviso curto."
कम समय का नोटिस
Transliteration: kam samay ka notice
"बैठक कम समय के नोटिस पर निर्धारित की गई।"
短通知
Transliteration: duǎn tōngzhī
"会议是在短通知下安排的。"
짧은 통지
Transliteration: jjalbeun tongji
"회의는 짧은 통지로 예정되었습니다."
短い通知
Transliteration: mijikai tsūchi
"会議は短い通知で予定されました。"
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