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Meaning of 'magazine' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Magazine [ n.]
- A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc.
- The building or room in which the supply of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship.
- A chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece.
- A pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous papers or compositions.
2 . Magazine [ v. t.]
- To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.

Meaning of 'magazine' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . magazine [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a business firm that publishes magazines
Example in sentence:
  • he works for a magazine
Meaning (2):
- a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
Example in sentence:
  • it takes several years before a magazine starts to break even or make money
Meaning (3):
- product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a physical object
Example in sentence:
  • tripped over a pile of magazines

Nearby Words:

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