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

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Walter Mitty develops photos for a magazine but escapes the tedium through heroic daydreams. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019 Police also said Legan had a 75-round drum magazine for his rifle, of which 71 rounds were left. — Chelcey Adami, USA TODAY, "Gilroy festival gunman had passport, clown mask, survival guide in car at time of shooting," 9 Aug. 2019 Clinton wrote in an op-ed published online Thursday for Time magazine. — Adam Edelman, NBC News, "Bill Clinton calls on lawmakers to reinstate assault weapons ban," 8 Aug. 2019 Mitchell was also one of the youngest photographers to ever shoot for the legendary fashion magazine. — Amanda Mitchell, Teen Vogue, "The National Portrait Gallery Is Adding Beyoncé’s September 2018 "Vogue" Cover to Its Collection," 7 Aug. 2019 Altogether, THE Journal, a magazine that covers K-12 educational technology, estimates that the STEM toy market will grow 10 percent by 2021. — Luke Winkie, Vox, "From build-your-own robots to computer programming 101, STEM toys are flooding the market.," 7 Aug. 2019 Shot by photographer Tyler Mitchell, the image was the first cover shot by an African-American for the magazine back in September 2018. — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Beyoncé Vogue portrait added to Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection," 7 Aug. 2019 Police say the shooter in Dayton was equipped with an AR-15 style gun and a 100-round magazine. — Author: Julie Carr Smyth, Anchorage Daily News, "Ohio Republicans again faced with calls to enact gun reforms," 7 Aug. 2019 At the nonprofit’s headquarters center on Notre Dame Avenue in South Bend, a man in the lobby bounces a baby girl on his knee while reading a magazine. — Angie Leventis Lourgos, chicagotribune.com, "South Bend at center of abortion debate as unlicensed clinic supported by Mayor Pete Buttigieg is allowed to open via court injunction," 6 Aug. 2019

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