magazine

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

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 ( def 4 ).
8. a supply chamber, as in a stove.
9. a storehouse; warehouse.
10. a collection of war munitions.

magazine

/ 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

Other Words From

• maga·zinish maga·ziny adjective

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)

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

Example Sentences

Emily Bazelon is a staff writer at the New York Times Magazine, the author of Charged and Sticks and Stones, and co-host of the Slate Political Gabfest.

From Slate

Sweeney, who did not reference Baum by name, told the magazine she’s just trying her best to continue making a name for herself.

From Los Angeles Times

The 65-year-old Coulier told People Magazine that he received his diagnosis after an infection caused swelling in his lymph nodes.

From Salon

In an interview with French magazine Marie Claire for its November cover story, Longoria attributed the decision to the country's "changing vibe" after the Covid-19 pandemic, homelessness and high taxation in California, and the re-election of Donald Trump.

From BBC

A 2019 New York magazine story outlined Gabbard’s longtime family connections to a Hinduism-derived group called Science of Identity, which one source described as a cult and others said is run by an individual who is attempting to use Gabbard to secure influence with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

From Slate

Related Words

• booklet
• brochure
• daily
• journal
• manual
• newsletter
• newspaper
• pamphlet
• paper
• periodical
• weekly