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polite notice

polite notice noun: a heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police notice", thus imparting a spurious authority, and often using similar typography to genuine police notices; may now be meant or read literally by those unaware of the original purpose.

Noun

polite notice

  1. (UK) A heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police notice", thus imparting a spurious authority, and often using similar typography to genuine police notices; may now be meant or read literally by those unaware of the original purpose.

Questions about polite notice

What does polite notice mean?
Polite notice means a heading commonly placed on certain notices, such as "no parking" notices, originally intended to be misread at a glance as "police notice", thus imparting a spurious authority, and often using similar typography to genuine police notices; may now be meant or read literally by those unaware of the original purpose.
What part of speech is polite notice?
Polite notice is a noun.

Words near polite notice in the dictionary

  1. politburos
  2. polite
  3. polite fiction
  4. polite fictions
  5. polite literature
  6. polite notice
  7. polite society
  8. polited
  9. politeful
  10. politeia
  11. politely

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