gazette

Meaning

Noun

1. A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.
2. A official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.

Verb

1. To publish (something) in a gazette.
2. To announce the status of (someone) in an official gazette; this pertained to both appointments and bankruptcies.

Synonyms

newspaper

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periodical

magazine

journal

paper

publication

daily newspaper

daily paper

diary

daily

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡəˈzɛt/

Etymology

Borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetian gazeta, from gazeta dele novità (literally “a gazeta (halfpenny) of news”), named for the cost (one gazeta) of the newspaper. Compare penny dreadful, dime novel. See gazzetta for more.