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magazine

American  
[mag-uh-zeen, mag-uh-zeen] / ˌmæg əˈzin, ˈmæg əˌzin /

noun

  1. 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.

  2. a room or place for keeping gunpowder and other explosives, as in a fort or on a warship.

  3. a building or place for keeping military stores, as arms, ammunition, or provisions.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

  6. magazine section.

  7. Photography. cartridge.

  8. a supply chamber, as in a stove.

  9. a storehouse; warehouse.

  10. a collection of war munitions.

magazine British  
/ ˌmæɡəˈziːn /

noun

  1. a periodical paperback publication containing articles, fiction, photographs, etc

  2. a metal box or drum holding several cartridges used in some kinds of automatic firearms; it is removed and replaced when empty

  3. a building or compartment for storing weapons, explosives, military provisions, etc

  4. a stock of ammunition

  5. a device for continuously recharging a handling system, stove, or boiler with solid fuel

  6. photog another name for cartridge

  7. a rack for automatically feeding a number of slides through a projector

  8. a TV or radio programme made up of a series of short nonfiction items

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • magazinish adjective
  • magaziny adjective

Etymology

Origin of magazine

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)

Example Sentences

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“It was like the magazine cover curse — as soon as that happened, it was like, ‘Oh, boy,’ and, sure enough, we’ve been down since.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

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From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

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From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

In the same year, Elkholy flagged to Epstein that a Brazilian fashion magazine was up for sale and suggested that they could potentially buy it together.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The youth magazine Ogonyok published an article about Lilya and Katya and their achievements, with a full list of the aircraft they’d shot down.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

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