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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From 1979 t0 2001, Brown worked as editor-in-chief of the some of the most prominent magazines in journalism: Tatler, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, and in 2008 Brown launched the digital news site The Daily Beast. — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, "Tina Brown on 10 Years of Women in the World," 11 Apr. 2019 For the new issue of Hunger, Yara covers the magazine in a Chanel exclusive look styled by Jason Bolden and photographed by Jamie Nelson. — Alyssa Hardy, Teen Vogue, "Yara Shahidi Wears Chanel on the Cover of "Hunger"," 13 Mar. 2019 Writing for magazines like Glamour has been empowering for me. — Glamour, "Follow Glamour's 2018 Women of the Year Summit Live," 11 Nov. 2018 The decision came after board members of the nonprofit Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth, which has published the magazine for over two decades, staff members, and readers weighed in, Mohl wrote. — Christopher Gavin, BostonGlobe.com, "CommonWealth magazine will end its print edition, focus on digital," 10 July 2018 Android users need either to buy an iPhone or get their magazines elsewhere. — Michael Simon, PCWorld, "Apple leaves Android users with few alternatives as Texture is earmarked for May 28 shutdown," 29 Mar. 2019 Remember that stack of magazines a bride used to receive as an engagement gift from her dearest family members and friends? — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "You Can Now Give a BAZAAR Bride Membership as a Gift," 15 Feb. 2019 Dope, which has built a large readership among younger cannabis users, has been acquired by High Times, the grand-daddy of weed magazines. — Paul Roberts, The Seattle Times, "Seattle-based Dope Magazine sold for $11M to High Times," 25 Sep. 2018 Christopher Elliott is the ombudsman for National Geographic Traveler magazine. — Christopher Elliott, miamiherald, "I canceled my tour on time. Where’s my refund, Viator?," 12 July 2018

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