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magazine definition

maga·zine (mag′ə zēn, magə zēn′)

noun

  1. a place of storage, as a warehouse, storehouse, or military supply depot
  2. a space in which ammunition and explosives are stored, as a building or room in a fort, or a section of a warship
  3. a supply chamber, as a space in or container on a rifle or pistol from which cartridges are fed, or a space in or container on a camera from which a protected roll of film is fed
  4. the things kept in a magazine, as munitions or supplies
  5. Etymology: from the idea of “storehouse of information”

    1. a publication, usually with a paper back and sometimes illustrated, that appears at regular intervals and contains stories, articles, etc. by various writers and, usually, advertisements
    2. a newspaper section similar to this
  6. ☆ a television program, appearing regularly, with brief informational segments

Etymology: Fr magasin < OFr magazin < It magazzino < Ar makhāzin, pl. of makhzan, a storehouse, granary < khazana, to store up

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