magazine
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.
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.
a program with a varied format that combines interviews, commentary, entertainment, etc.
Photography. cartridge (def. 4).
a supply chamber, as in a stove.
a storehouse; warehouse.
a collection of war munitions.
Origin of magazine
1Other words from magazine
- mag·a·zin·ish, mag·a·zin·y, adjective
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How to use magazine in a sentence
This has been especially tough on TV broadcasters and magazine publishers, who typically sell their ad space months in advance.
‘Nothing quite like being forced’: Publishers whip up quicker, cheaper ad products for advertisers | Max Willens | August 27, 2020 | DigidayAt 15, his supportive playwright mother would drive him around to other schools to distribute copies of the sports magazine he was publishing.
The first ad featuring the tie-up will appear not in an upcoming issue of a major fashion magazine, but in skate bible Thrasher, according to Abloh.
Louis Vuitton—yes, that Louis Vuitton—has created a pro skate shoe | Marc Bain | August 25, 2020 | QuartzThere was one woman, Valerie Salembier, who was a magazine publisher.
The Economics of Sports Gambling (Ep. 388 Rebroadcast) | Stephen J. Dubner | August 20, 2020 | FreakonomicsYou sit opposite a woman who flicks the pages of a magazine too quickly.
As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.
The comedian responded to the deadly attack on a French satirical magazine by renewing his recent criticisms of the Islamic faith.
Bill Maher: Hundreds of Millions of Muslims Support Attack on ‘Charlie Hebdo’ | Lloyd Grove | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre | Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre | Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe massacre of cartoonists at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo is a crystallizing moment.
He was a bookseller, but better known as a translator of the German contributor to the Gentleman's magazine, &c.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellYet, so curiously constituted is the native mind, the blowing-up of the magazine was the final tocsin of revolt.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThat night one of them endeavored to storm the magazine, burnt and plundered the station, and marched off towards Delhi.
The Red Year | Louis TracyThe Gentleman's magazine contains a long list of the bridges and churches which attest his reputation and skill.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThough well aware that the European houses were on fire, they were confident that the magazine would be held.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for magazine
/ (ˌmæɡəˈziːn) /
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 (def. 5)
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
Origin of magazine
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