Definitions for magazine
ˌmæg əˈzin, ˈmæg əˌzinmag·a·zine

Princeton's WordNet(2.50 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. magazine, mag(noun)

   a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

   "it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money"

2. magazine(noun)

   product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object

   "tripped over a pile of magazines"

3. magazine, magazine publisher(noun)

   a business firm that publishes magazines

   "he works for a magazine"

4. magazine, cartridge(noun)

   a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying it for exposure as required

5. magazine, powder store, powder magazine(noun)

   a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored

6. cartridge holder, cartridge clip, clip, magazine(noun)

   a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be inserted into an automatic gun

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. magazine(Noun)

   A periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold.

   Etymology: From magasin ("warehouse", "store"), from magazzino ("storehouse"), from (, "storerooms", "storehouses"), plural of (máχzan, "storeroom", "storehouse"), from (χázana, "to store", "to stock", "to lay up").

2. magazine(Noun)

   An ammunition storehouse.

   Etymology: From magasin ("warehouse", "store"), from magazzino ("storehouse"), from (, "storerooms", "storehouses"), plural of (máχzan, "storeroom", "storehouse"), from (χázana, "to store", "to stock", "to lay up").

3. magazine(Noun)

   Detachable ammunition holder enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed to a gun.

   Etymology: From magasin ("warehouse", "store"), from magazzino ("storehouse"), from (, "storerooms", "storehouses"), plural of (máχzan, "storeroom", "storehouse"), from (χázana, "to store", "to stock", "to lay up").

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1. Magazine(noun)

   a receptacle in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc

   Etymology: [F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp. magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]

2. Magazine(noun)

   the building or room in which the supply of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship

   Etymology: [F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp. magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]

3. Magazine(noun)

   a chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece

   Etymology: [F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp. magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]

4. Magazine(noun)

   a pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous papers or compositions

   Etymology: [F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp. magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]

5. Magazine(verb)

   to store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use

   Etymology: [F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp. magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a storehouse, granary, or cellar.]

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1. Magazine

   Magazines, periodicals, glossies, or serials are publications that are printed with ink on paper, and generally published on a regular schedule and containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three. At its root the word magazine refers to a collection or storage location. In the case of written publication, it is a collection of written articles.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Magazine

   mag-a-zēn′, n. a storehouse: a place for military stores: the gunpowder-room in a ship: a pamphlet or small book published from time to time, containing compositions on various subjects.—ns. Magazine′-gun, or -rī′fle, a gun or rifle from which many shots can be fired one after another without reloading. [Fr. magasin—It. magazzino—Ar. makhzan, a storehouse.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. magazine

   A place built for the safe-keeping of ammunition; afloat it is confined to a close room, in the fore or after part, or both, of a ship's hold, as low down as possible; it is lighted occasionally by means of candles fixed in the light-room adjoining it, and no person is allowed to enter it with a lamp or candle. (See LIGHT-ROOM.)

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. magazine

   A word derived from the Arabic, makhzan, “store-house,” means any place where stores are kept; but as a military expression, it always means a store-house for powder, although arms may at times be kept in it. In military structures the magazines must be bomb-proof, and therefore necessitate very thick walls; they must be quite free from damp, and should admit sufficient daylight to render the use of lanterns within generally unnecessary. The entrance is protected by shot-proof traverses, lest an opening should be forced by ricochet shots.

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Etymology and Origins(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Magazine

   From the Arabic Makhzan, a depository for stores. In a literary sense this originally expressed a periodical whose contents were made up of elegant extracts from the best authors.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'magazine' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2216

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'magazine' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2614

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'magazine' in Nouns Frequency: #733

How to pronounce magazine?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say magazine in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of magazine in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of magazine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of magazine in a Sentence

1. Learned Hand:

   The hand that rules the press, the radio, the screen and the far-spread magazine, rules the country.

2. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan:

   I request everyone to express views moderately. We have learned that Xulhaz was an editor of an LGBT magazine and used to work to protect the rights of gay people. It is not in line with our society.

3. Hailey Clauson:

   When I went home to California, my grandma showed me the magazine I was in, even though I had already seen it, she put star stickers all over it. It was really cute.

4. People Editor-in-Chief Dan Wakeford:

   Around the office, we are very careful who knows what's going on. There is a place we keep everything on a secret server for the magazine, so nobody can find out who it is.

5. District Attorney Devon Anderson:

   The gun holds 14 in the magazine and one in the chamber, he unloaded the entire pistol into Deputy Goforth.

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