magazine

noun mag·a·zine \ 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: such as

a :an accumulation of munitions (see munition 2) of war

b :a stock of provisions (see ¹provision 2) or goods

4 a :a periodical containing miscellaneous pieces (such as articles, stories, poems) and often illustrated

a fashion magazine

a gardening magazine

; 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: such as

a :a holder in or on a gun for cartridges (see cartridge 1) 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

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Examples of magazine in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples of magazine from the Web

The magazine also reported that Ms. Gamba had declined to confirm such a recommendation.

— rick gladstone, New York Times, "Ahead of U.N.’s Child Rights Blacklist, Saudis Stress Their Aid to Yemen," 28 Aug. 2017
The sums involved are in the three-digit-million euro range, the magazine said.

— alexander kell, Bloomberg.com, "Steinhoff Rejects ‘Allegations of Dishonesty’ After Shares Plunge," 24 Aug. 2017
One old friend, a seasoned magazine editor, basically told me that Scott was entirely right: Get out of the way and let the stories tell themselves.

— thomas e. ricks, The Atlantic, "The Book He Wasn't Supposed to Write," 22 Aug. 2017
Pekin Country Club members, whose course is listed by Golf Digest magazine as being among the 200 toughest in the United States, will host the Women's Western Golf association for that organization's 38th annual open.

— kitty conley, Post-Tribune, "Lake County Star Newspaper Almanac," 14 Aug. 2017
The Wine TerraceGuests may further enhance their evening by adding The Wine Terrace tasting experience sponsored by Los Angeles magazine.

— Los Angeles Magazine, "The Wine Terrace at Opera at the Beach," 14 Aug. 2017
Marion Fasel is the founder and editorial director of The Adventurine, an online magazine which covers every facet of fine jewelry.

— marion fasel, Harper's BAZAAR, "Everything You Need To Know About Buying a Vintage Engagement Ring," 11 Aug. 2017
Her husband, who has Lewy body dementia, went under a table one day to get a magazine and couldn’t find his way out.

— anna gorman, Kaiser Health News, "Lag In Brain Donation Hampers Understanding Of Dementia In Blacks," 9 Aug. 2017
Opponents complained that Avondale children suffer poor health even in the shadow of the institution that U.S. News & World Report magazine ranks as the third-best pediatric hospital in the country.

— anne saker, Cincinnati.com, "Children's expansion vote pierces silence on race, poverty," 9 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of magazine

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

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First Known Use: 1583

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magazine Synonyms

Synonyms

depository, depot, storehouse, repository, storage, warehouse

Related Words

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

MAGAZINE Defined for English Language Learners

magazine

noun

Definition of magazine for English Language Learners

: a type of thin book with a paper cover that contains stories, essays, pictures, etc., and that is usually published every week or month
: a radio or television program that discusses different topics
: a part of a gun that holds bullets

MAGAZINE Defined for Kids

magazine

noun mag·a·zine \ ˈma-gə-ˌzēn \

Definition of magazine for Students

1 :a publication issued at regular intervals (as weekly or monthly)

2 :a storehouse or warehouse for military supplies

3 :a container in a gun for holding cartridges

History for magazine

The English word magazine came from a French word with the same spelling that in turn came from an Arabic word makhāzin. Both the French and the Arabic words meant “a place where things are stored.” At first the English word had the same meaning, and it is still used in this sense. However, a later sense is now more common—that of a collection of written pieces printed at set times, the suggestion being that such collections are “storehouses of knowledge.”