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magazine

[ mag-uh-zeen, mag-uh-zeen ]

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noun

a publication that is issued periodically, usually bound in a paper cover, and typically contains essays, stories, poems, etc., by many writers, and often photographs and drawings, frequently specializing in a particular subject or area, as hobbies, news, or sports.
a room or place for keeping gunpowder and other explosives, as in a fort or on a warship.
a building or place for keeping military stores, as arms, ammunition, or provisions.
a metal receptacle for a number of cartridges, inserted into certain types of automatic weapons and when empty removed and replaced by a full receptacle in order to continue firing.
Also called magazine show. Radio and Television.
1. Also called newsmagazine. a regularly scheduled news program consisting of several short segments in which various subjects of current interest are examined, usually in greater detail than on a regular newscast.
2. a program with a varied format that combines interviews, commentary, entertainment, etc.
magazine section.
Photography. cartridge ( def 4 ).
a supply chamber, as in a stove.
a storehouse; warehouse.
a collection of war munitions.

magazine

/ ˌmæɡəˈziːn /

noun

a periodical paperback publication containing articles, fiction, photographs, etc
a metal box or drum holding several cartridges used in some kinds of automatic firearms; it is removed and replaced when empty
a building or compartment for storing weapons, explosives, military provisions, etc
a stock of ammunition
a device for continuously recharging a handling system, stove, or boiler with solid fuel
photog another name for cartridge
a rack for automatically feeding a number of slides through a projector
a TV or radio programme made up of a series of short nonfiction items

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Other Word Forms

maga·zinish maga·ziny adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of magazine¹

First recorded in 1575–85; from French magasin, from Italian magazzino “warehouse, depot” from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan “storehouse”; in English figuratively, as “storehouse of information,” used in book titles (from c1640) and periodical titles (in The Gentleman's Magazine, 1731)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of magazine¹

C16: via French magasin from Italian magazzino, from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan storehouse, from khazana to store away

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"Acting is not hiding to me, it's revealing. We give you license to feel," she said in an interview with the Star magazine in 2010.

From BBC

But the big attraction was the bonus tracks, including the unabridged, 10-minute version of her break-up ballad All Too Well - described by Variety magazine as the "holy grail" of the star's back catalogue.

From BBC

They found two unregistered assault rifles, a handgun, ammunition and high-capacity magazines at the Nunez residence and identified him as the owner, officials said.

From Los Angeles Times

She has worked previously with the Dallas Morning News as a summer mentee and freelance illustrator, and more recently with Texas Monthly magazine as an art intern.

From Los Angeles Times

She decided to act like a “fake tour guide,” she told her alma mater’s magazine in 2024.

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Magangué magazine section

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