noun

magazine

magazine, periodical, journal

I read a fashion magazine.

I read a fashion magazine.

He loaded the magazine into the rifle.

He loaded the magazine into the rifle.

a ((type of)) magazine a periodical of a certain type She subscribes to a science magazine.

Synonyms: journal, periodical, publication

From Arabic 'makhāzin' meaning 'storehouses'. It first meant a storehouse for goods, then military supplies, and finally a 'storehouse' of information in a publication.

Think of a magazine as a 'storehouse' of articles and pictures.

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