gazette
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A newspaper or official journal.
Pronunciation
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guhzehtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ɡəˈzɛt
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A newspaper or official journal
A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.
lawoften capitalized and italicized in legislations
An official periodical publication published by a government containing legal and state notices, and in some cases, legislations, subsidiary legislations and bills.
verb
uk
To announce the status of (someone) in an official gazette; this pertained to both appointments and bankruptcies.
To publish (something) in a gazette.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A newspaper or official journal
Used this way, gazette is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in news or reporting contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Official and authoritative
- Usage feel
- Formal and precise
Where it naturally appears
- News/reporting
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use gazette
- “The local gazette reported on the community's annual summer festival.”
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