gazette

/ɡəˈzɛt/

gazette

English Noun Top 18,867

Definition

A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically.

Etymology

Borrowed from French gazette, from Italian gazzetta, from Venetan gazeta, from gazeta dele novità (literally “a gazeta (halfpenny) of news”), named for the cost (one gazeta) of the newspaper. Compare penny dreadful, dime novel. See gazzetta for more.