Definition of GAZETTE

gazette

Meanings

Plural: gazettes

Noun

  • a newspaper or official journal
  • 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

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

Origin / Etymology

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.

Synonyms

gazetteer

Scrabble Score: 17

gazette is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
gazette is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
gazette is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

gazette is a valid Words With Friends word