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gazette.

A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡəˈzɛt/
  1. A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.

  2. An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetan 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.

verb/ɡəˈzɛt/
  1. To publish (something) in a gazette.

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

    UK · transitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetan 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.

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