English Dictionary: gazette | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gazette \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gazette \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. |