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gazette¹
- /ɡəˈzɛt/
Rhymes with -ɛt
Where it 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.
noun gazettes
- A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.
- An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.
verb gazettes · gazetting · gazetted
- To publish (something) in a gazette.
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To announce the status of (someone) in an official gazette; this pertained to both appointments and bankruptcies.
Benjamin had already been gazetted captain and Kopp was in process of being gazetted major.
Similar: gazetteer
Gazette²
proper noun
- A locality in the Shire of Moyne and the Shire of Southern Grampians, south western Victoria, Australia
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: newspaper, news, bulletin, newsletter, diary, journal, communiqué, booklet, record, register, registration, communique, registry, official, formal, paper
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noun newspaper — see also newspaper
| Español | gaceta |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | राजपत्र rājpatra, गजेटियर gajeṭiyar, गैजेटियर gaijeṭiyar, गैजेट gaijeṭ |
| Português | gazeta |
| Deutsch | Gazette |
| Italiano | gazzetta |
| Ελληνικά | γαζέττα gazétta |
| Română | gazetă |
| Русский | газе́та gazéta |
noun official publication
| 日本語 | 官報 kanpō |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 公報 /公报 gōngbào, 憲報 /宪报 xiànbào |
| हिन्दी | राजपत्र rājpatra |
| Français | gazette |
| Deutsch | Amtsblatt, Anzeiger |
verb to publish (something) in a gazette
| 中文 | 刊憲 /刊宪 kānxiàn |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | गैजेटेड gaijeṭeḍ |
| Русский | печа́тать в газе́те pečátatʹ v gazéte, напеча́тать в газе́те napečátatʹ v gazéte, опублико́вывать в газе́те opublikóvyvatʹ v gazéte, опубликова́ть в газе́те opublikovátʹ v gazéte |
Talk about this word "gazette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gazette. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gazette. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gazette "gazette." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gazette.Cite this
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title = {gazette},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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