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gazette

ga·zette [ gə zét ]


noun  (plural ga·zettes)
Definition:
 
1. newspaper: a newspaper, especially a local newspaper or the official paper of an organization
the Medical Union Gazette

2. U.K. publication with official news: an official publication in which government appointments, public notices, lists of bankruptcies, and other items appear



transitive verb  (past and past participle ga·zet·ted, present participle ga·zet·ting, 3rd person present singular ga·zettes)
Definition:
 
U.K. publish something in gazette: to publish or announce something or name somebody in a gazette ( often passive )

[Early 17th century. Directly or via French< Italian gazzetta< Venetian dialect gazeta de la novità "pennyworth of news"]
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