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magazine

Pronunciation: /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/

The English word “magazine” has 11 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
  2. A radio or television show where each episode comprises a variety of features or segments, akin to the format of a print magazine.
  3. An ammunition storehouse.
  4. The portion of a warship where munitions are stored.
  5. A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.
  6. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
  7. A country or district especially rich in natural products.
  8. A city viewed as a marketing center.
  9. A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.
  10. A collection of Teletext pages.
  11. An informal industrial area containing workshops for auto repairs, fitting, welding and spare parts sale.

Etymology

From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). First attested in the 1580s.

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