magazine

mag·a·zine

noun \ˈma-gə-ˌzēn, ˌma-gə-ˈ\

Definition of MAGAZINE

1

: a place where goods or supplies are stored : warehouse

2

: a room in which powder and other explosives are kept in a fort or a ship

3

: the contents of a magazine: as a : an accumulation of munitions of war b : a stock of provisions or goods

4

a : a periodical containing miscellaneous pieces (as articles, stories, poems) and often illustrated; also : such a periodical published online b : a similar section of a newspaper usually appearing on Sunday c : a radio or television program presenting usually several short segments on a variety of topics

5

: a supply chamber: as a : a holder in or on a gun for cartridges to be fed into the gun chamber b : a lightproof chamber for films or plates on a camera or for film on a motion-picture projector

Examples of MAGAZINE

1. She subscribes to several gardening magazines.
2. <the village kept a magazine where people left common supplies>

Origin of MAGAZINE

Middle French, from Old Occitan, from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan storehouse

First Known Use: 1583

Related to MAGAZINE

Synonyms: depository, depot, storehouse, repository, storage, warehouse

Related Words: cache, stockroom, storeroom; bank, bin, container, locker, safe-deposit box, strongbox; arsenal, dump; stowage

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Rhymes with MAGAZINE

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