Magazine

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Contents

English

Etymology

From Middle French magasin ("warehouse", "store") < Italian magazzino ("storehouse") < Arabic مخازن (maχáːzin, "storerooms", "storehouses"), plural of مخزن (máχzan, "storeroom", "storehouse") < خزن (χázana, "to store", "to stock", "to lay up").

Pronunciation

IPA SAMPA
/ˌmæɡəˈzin/,
/ˈmæɡəˌzin/
/%m{g@"zin/,
/"m{g@%zin/

Hyphenation

mag·a·zine

Noun

magazine (plural: magazines)

  1. A periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold.
  2. An ammunition storehouse.
  3. Detachable ammunition holder enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed to a gun.

Translations

periodical

Translations

ammunition storehouse

Translations

ammunition clip

Derived terms



French

Noun

magazine f.

  1. magazine (periodical publication)



German

Noun

Magazine pl.

  1. plural of Magazin

et:magazine fr:magazine it:magazine ja:magazine ro:magazine sr:magazine fi:magazine ta:magazine zh:magazine

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