magazine

noun

mag·​a·​zine ˈma-gə-ˌzēn 

ˌma-gə-ˈzēn

1

a

: 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

Synonyms

• depository
• depot
• repository
• storage
• storehouse
• warehouse

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

The point of at least part of this work, it’s understood in some quarters, is to help contribute to special interest publications, essentially Condé Nast’s versions of Time magazine’s one-off magazine on the future of medicine or an Us tribute to Matthew Perry or the royals. —Katie Kilkenny, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024

Members get all of our content (including the magazine), no paywalls or content meters, an advertising-minimal experience, and unique access to our writers and editors (through conference calls, social media groups, and more). —The Editors, National Review, 11 Apr. 2024

In February, just days before the 2024 Super Bowl, Brittany made her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit debut as the magazine's 2024 Rookie. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Apr. 2024

The video was produced by a Japanese magazine called Car Graphic, and intended for the market there because sometimes even Ferrari has to re-introduce itself. —Sean Evans, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024

His stories have won awards from the U.S. Basketball Writers Association, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, and his work was named a finalist for Deadline Club and Mirror awards for excellence in magazine writing and reporting on media, respectively. —Sean Gregory, TIME, 11 Apr. 2024

Some magazines called him the greatest running back in the history of the college game. —Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024

The increases, part of the Postal Service's 10-year plan toward profitability, are hurting mail volume and USPS' bottom line, according to Keep US Posted, a nonprofit advocacy group of consumers, nonprofits, newspapers, greeting card publishers, magazines and catalogs. —Kate Gibson, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2024

This story first appeared in the March 27 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. —Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Mar. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing magazine

• little magazine

Kids Definition

magazine

noun

mag·​a·​zine ˈmag-ə-ˌzēn 

ˌmag-ə-ˈzēn

1

: a storehouse or warehouse especially for military supplies

2

: a place for keeping explosives in a fort or ship

3

: a publication containing different pieces (as stories, articles, or poems) and issued at regular intervals (as weekly or monthly)

4

: a supply chamber: as

a

: a container in a gun for holding cartridges

b

: a container for film on a camera or motion-picture projector

Etymology

from early French magazine "storehouse, warehouse," derived from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan "storehouse, granary, cellar"

Word Origin

Magazine originally meant "storehouse" or "granary" or "cellar." It came into an early French dialect and then English from the Arabic word makhzan (plural makhāzin). Makhzan had all these meanings. In military and naval use magazine came to mean a storage place for gunpowder or weapons or a place on a warship where the powder was kept. Later it came to mean either a place where valuable things were stored or the stored things themselves. A new sense of magazine appeared in 1731 with the first issue of a monthly publication called The Gentleman's Magazine, a collection or storehouse of short stories and articles about things of interest to the general reader. This use of magazine caught on and was used for similar publications.