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Meaning of GAZETTE

Pronunciation:  gu'zet

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a newspaper or official journal
  2. [v]  publish in a gazette
 
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 See Also: newspaper, paper, print, publish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Ga*zette"\, n. [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.
    
  2. \Ga*zette"\, v. 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.
    
 
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