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Definition of gazette

gazette

/ɡəˈzɛt/
ga · zette

Plural:gazettes
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Past Simple:gazetted
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Past Participle:gazetted
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Present Participle:gazetting
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gazette Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A journal or newspaper, often used in the title of a periodical or community news publication.

Example

"The local gazette published a detailed article about the town's upcoming bicentennial celebration."


2

British An official publication issued by a government or institution containing legal notices, public appointments, honors, and statutory announcements.

Example

"All new judicial appointments and state honors are formally recorded in the official government gazette."

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• verb

1

British To announce or publish officially in a government gazette, especially an appointment, promotion, or regulation.

Example

"The ministry plans to gazette the new environmental regulations before the end of the quarter."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Borrowed via French from Italian 'gazzetta', originally the name of a small Venetian copper coin of slight value, which was the standard price paid for early sixteenth-century news sheets in Venice.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Gazette. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/gazette
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