gazette

C1 Topic:Media & Publishing

US /ɡəˈzɛt/ UK /ɡəˈzet/ See IPA manual

Freq #18569

Meanings

1

noun
a newspaper, especially one whose title contains Gazette

The local gazette reported the council's decision on its front page.
2

noun
an official publication containing government, legal, or institutional notices

The appointment appeared in the official gazette on Monday.
3

verb
to publish or announce something officially in a gazette

The ministry will gazette the new conservation area next month.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a newspaper, especially one... newspaper journal

2 noun · an official publication... official journalregister

3 verb · to publish or announce... publish proclaim notify

Word family

Forms gazettes

Derived forms gazetteergazettal

Related forms newspapergazzetta

Etymology

From French gazette and Italian gazzetta, probably through Venetian gazeta de le novita, a news-sheet sold for one gazeta, a small coin. The name of the coin passed to the publication and then to official journals and the verb for publishing in one.

Topics

Media & Publishing

External links

# gazette

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ɡəˈzɛt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɡəˈzet/
**Frequency rank:** 18569

## Meanings
1. a newspaper, especially one whose title contains Gazette
2. an official publication containing government, legal, or institutional notices
3. to publish or announce something officially in a gazette

## Examples
- The local gazette reported the council's decision on its front page.
- The appointment appeared in the official gazette on Monday.
- The ministry will gazette the new conservation area next month.

## Synonyms
- newspaper
- journal
- official journal
- register

## Derived Forms
- gazetteer
- gazettal

## Related Forms
- newspaper
- gazzetta

## Etymology
From French gazette and Italian gazzetta, probably through Venetian gazeta de le novita, a news-sheet sold for one gazeta, a small coin. The name of the coin passed to the publication and then to official journals and the verb for publishing in one.

## Topics
- Media & Publishing

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