■ noun
1》 a periodical publication containing articles and illustrations.
↘a regular television or radio programme comprising a variety of items.
2》 a chamber for holding a supply of cartridges to be fed automatically to the breech of a gun.
3》 a store for arms, ammunition, and explosives.
Word History
The term ~ comes from the French word magasin , which derives from an Arabic word meaning 'storehouse'. In the 16th century ~ in English meant 'store'; it was often used in the title of books providing information for particular groups of people, giving rise to sense 1. The sense 'a store for arms' survives as a specialised use of the original sense, dating from the late 16th century.