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- [mag-uh-zeen, mag-uh-zeen]
- /ˌmæg əˈzin, ˈmæg əˌzin/
- /ˌmæɡəˈziːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mag-uh-zeen, mag-uh-zeen]
- /ˌmæg əˈzin, ˈmæg əˌzin/
Definitions of magazine word
- noun 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. 1
- noun magazine a room or place for keeping gunpowder and other explosives, as in a fort or on a warship. 1
- noun magazine a building or place for keeping military stores, as arms, ammunition, or provisions. 1
- noun magazine 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. 1
- noun magazine 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. 1
- noun magazine magazine section. 1
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Origin of magazine
First appearance:
before 1575 One of the 34% oldest English words
1575-85; < French magasin < Italian magazzino storehouse < Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan storehouse; in E figuratively, as “storehouse of information,” used in book titles (from c1640) and periodical titles (in The Gentleman's Magazine, 1731)
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Parts of speech for Magazine
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magazine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
magazine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for magazine
noun magazine
- pamphlet — a complete publication of generally less than 80 pages stitched or stapled together and usually having a paper cover.
- booklet — A booklet is a small book that has a paper cover and that gives you information about something.
- journal — a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations: She kept a journal during her European trip.
- manual — done, operated, worked, etc., by the hand or hands rather than by an electrical or electronic device: a manual gearshift.
- daily — If something happens daily, it happens every day.
adjective magazine
- journalistic — of, relating to, or characteristic of journalists or journalism.
- editorial — an article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.
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