Gazette
This noun is an old-fashioned word for a newspaper. It is also used in the titles of a few newspapers and magazines across the world. In fact, the first newspaper published in India was called “Hicky’s Bengal Gazette”. It also refers to an official publication – especially by the government containing important information about decisions that have been made and people who have been employed.
Origin:
The word gazette has an interesting origin. The word derives via French from the Italian word gazetta, so called because in 16th- and 17th-century Venice, Italy, such a periodical could be bought for a small copper coin called a gazzetta. The original gazettes were bulletins published in England in the 17th and 18th Centuries. They contained notices of government appointments and promotions, among others.
Example:
The government department publishes a gazette twice a year.
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