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Meaning of magazine

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  magazine
      n 1: a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and
           articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe
           to it; "it takes several years before a magazine starts to
           break even or make money" [syn: {magazine}, {mag}]
      2: product consisting of a paperback periodic publication as a
         physical object; "tripped over a pile of magazines"
      3: a business firm that publishes magazines; "he works for a
         magazine" [syn: {magazine}, {magazine publisher}]
      4: a light-tight supply chamber holding the film and supplying
         it for exposure as required [syn: {magazine}, {cartridge}]
      5: a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons
         and ammunition are stored [syn: {magazine}, {powder store},
         {powder magazine}]
      6: a metal frame or container holding cartridges; can be
         inserted into an automatic gun [syn: {cartridge holder},
         {cartridge clip}, {clip}, {magazine}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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