mag ‧ a ‧ zine S2 W2 /ˌmæɡəˈziːn $ ˈmæɡəziːn/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: Early French , 'building where things are stored' , from Old Provençal , from Arabic makhazin , plural of makhzan 'storehouse' ]
1 . a large thin book with a paper cover that contains news stories, articles, photographs etc, and is sold weekly or monthly
fashion/computer/women’s etc magazine
a glossy fashion magazine
She’s the editor of a popular women’s magazine.
a magazine article
She glanced over the magazine racks.
2 . a television or radio programme which is made up of a number of reports:
a local news magazine programme
3 . the part of a gun that holds the bullets
4 . the part that holds the film in a camera or ↑ projector
5 . a room or building for storing weapons, explosives etc