Added 9 October 2026
gazette
/ɡəˈzɛt/ noun
In Latin: acta, diurnum Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gazette at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
- An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.
verb
- To publish (something) in a gazette.
- To announce the status of (someone) in an official gazette; this pertained to both appointments and bankruptcies.
Origin
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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