magazine

noun

mag·a·zine | \ ˈma-gə-ˌzēn

, ˌma-gə-ˈzēn \

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 Schröder is having the decision legally reviewed, according to Der Spiegel magazine. — Loveday Morris And Amy Cheng, BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2022 Even Jackie Kennedy, who was known for her style, appeared only in photographs on the inside pages of the magazine. — Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 That violence has always been roundly and unequivocally denounced, from the halls of government to the pages of this magazine, and, especially, by pro-life organizations and committed pro-life activists. — The Editors, National Review, 12 May 2022 On the cover of the magazine, Duff poses nude for the first time, tastefully showing off her body as a 34-year-old working mom. — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 10 May 2022 Social media, too, has had an outsize effect, allowing people to express their opinions through Twitter threads or Instagram stories, without needing the infrastructure of a magazine. — Samhita Mukhopadhyay, The Atlantic, 6 May 2022 Salma Hayek put a high-fashion spin on Take Your Child to Work Day, posing with her daughter Valentina Pinault on the cover of a magazine for the first time. — Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2022 That the job of a magazine is to tout its corporate sibling’s films? — Frank Rose, WSJ, 21 Apr. 2022 Harlow is the subject of a lengthy profile included in the April edition of the magazine, taking readers on a trip through Louisville. — Ana Alvarez Brinez, The Courier-Journal, 16 Mar. 2022 See More

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