noun
gazette
guh-ZET/ɡəˈzet/
A newspaper, especially one that publishes official notices.
The city gazette publishes official notices every Friday morning.
Etymology
The pieces mean “little magpie,” also the name of a small coin. The newspaper name may refer to its price, to the bird’s association with chatter, or to both.
In context
This was the official gazette of the government in the Philippines which published government announcements, new decrees, laws, military information, court decisions, and the like.
More examples
- The new regulations appear in today's government gazette.
- She reads the local gazette for news about town.
- The library keeps old gazettes in its archives.
Forms
gazette · gazettes