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Webster 1913 Edition

Gazette

Ga-zette′

,
Noun.
[F.
gazette
, It.
gazzetta
, perh. from
gazetta
a Venetian coin (see
Gazet
), said to have been the price of the first newspaper published at Venice; or perh. dim. of
gazza
magpie, a name perh. applied to the first newspaper; cf. OHG.
agalstra
magpie, G.
elster
.]
A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically; esp., the official journal published by the British government, and containing legal and state notices.

Ga-zette′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Gazetted
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Gazetting
.]
To announce or publish in a gazette; to announce officially, as an appointment, or a case of bankruptcy.

Webster 1828 Edition

Gazette

GAZETTE

,
Noun.
gazet'. A newspaper; a sheet or half sheet of paper containing an account of transactions and events of public or private concern, which are deemed important and interesting. The first gazette in England was published at Oxford in 1665. On the removal of the court to London, the title was changed to the London Gazette. It is now the official newspaper, and published on Tuesdays and Saturdays.

GAZETTE

,
Verb.
T.
gazet'. To insert in a gazette; to announce or publish in a gazette.

Definition 2024

gâzette

gâzette

See also: gazette

Norman

Alternative forms

Noun

gâzette f ‎(plural gâzettes)

  1. (Jersey) newspaper

Etymology

Borrowing from French gazette.

Pronunciation

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