magazine

noun

mag·a·zine | \ ˈma-gə-ˌzēn

, ˌma-gə-ˈ\

Definition of magazine

1a : a print 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

2 : a place where goods or supplies are stored : warehouse

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

4 : the contents of a magazine: such as

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

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

5 : a supply chamber: such as

a : a holder in or on a gun for cartridges (see cartridge sense 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 on the Web

Android users need either to buy an iPhone or get their magazines elsewhere. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "Apple leaves Android users with few alternatives as Texture is earmarked for May 28 shutdown," 29 Mar. 2019 Remember that stack of magazines a bride used to receive as an engagement gift from her dearest family members and friends? — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "You Can Now Give a BAZAAR Bride Membership as a Gift," 15 Feb. 2019 Dope, which has built a large readership among younger cannabis users, has been acquired by High Times, the grand-daddy of weed magazines. — Paul Roberts, The Seattle Times, "Seattle-based Dope Magazine sold for $11M to High Times," 25 Sep. 2018 Christopher Elliott is the ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler magazine. — Christopher Elliott, miamiherald, "I canceled my tour on time. Where’s my refund, Viator?," 12 July 2018 After a photo shoot for Elle magazine’s August issue, the singer sat down to play a few rounds of Song Association, a singing game where she is given a word and has 10 seconds to sing a line containing that word. — Monica Mercuri, Billboard, "Ariana Grande Teases New Song 'r.e.m', Covers Justin Bieber, Whitney Houston & More: Watch," 12 July 2018 While on a hunting trip in Fairbanks earlier this year, Christine and I stopped at an antique store and found a bin of old outdoor magazines for sale. — Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, "Old outdoors magazine brings back memories of Kenai River legend," 11 July 2018 The service will cost $240 annually—or 12 times as much as a yearly subscription to the print magazine. ... — Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg, WSJ, "Condé Nast, Seeking Extra Revenue, Turns to Professionals," 13 Mar. 2019 But wait, here's the magazine's description of those claims. — Fox News, "Tucker takes on Kavanaugh opponent; Martha MacCallum's takeaways from interview with Kavanaugh," 25 Sep. 2018

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