Added 9 October 2026
magazine
/ˌmæɡəˈziːn/ noun
First recorded: 1580 Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about magazine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme. A radio or television show where each episode comprises a variety of features or segments, akin to the format of a print magazine.
- A radio or television show where each episode comprises a variety of features or segments, akin to the format of a print magazine.
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An ammunition storehouse.
The cruiser blew up when a shell hit its magazine.
Origin
From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). First attested in the 1580s.
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