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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

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.

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

Noun

magazine m. (plural magazines)

  1. magazine (periodical publication)

Romanian

Noun

magazine n. pl.

  1. Plural form of magazin.

 

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