magazine

noun

mag·​a·​zine ˈma-gə-ˌzēn 

ˌma-gə-ˈzēn

1

a

: a print periodical containing miscellaneous pieces (such as articles, stories, poems) and often illustrated

a fashion magazine

a gardening magazine

also : such a periodical published online

b

: a similar section of a newspaper usually appearing on Sunday

c

: a radio or television program presenting usually several short segments on a variety of topics

2

: a place where goods or supplies are stored : warehouse

3

: a room in which powder and other explosives are kept in a fort or a ship

4

: the contents of a magazine: such as

a

: an accumulation of munitions (see munition sense 2) of war

b

: a stock of provisions (see provision entry 1 sense 2) or goods

5

: a supply chamber: such as

a

: a holder in or on a gun for cartridges (see cartridge sense a) to be fed into the gun chamber

b

: a lightproof chamber for film reels on a movie camera

Synonyms of magazine

• warehouse
• repository
• storage

Examples of magazine in a Sentence

She subscribes to several gardening magazines.

the village kept a magazine where people left common supplies

Recent Examples on the Web

The rooms are stocked with artwork by some of the area’s most respected artists, books and vintage magazines from local bookstores, and products sourced from nearby shops. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026

Despite the scrutiny, John was determined to live as an ordinary New Yorker — often biking through the city and carving out his own professional path by launching George magazine, which ran from 1995 to 2001. —Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026

That meant putting a sharper focus on product and customer service and ramping up the inspiration and styling advice through Net’s online magazine, Porter. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 19 Feb. 2026

In recent years, she's made headlines for going makeup-free at red carpets, award shows, on magazine covers and more. —Claire Peltier, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle French, from Old Occitan, from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan storehouse

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing magazine

• little magazine

Rhymes for magazine

• acrolein
• adenine
• alkylene
• aniline
• anthracene
• aquiline
• asphaltene
• atlantean
• atrazine
• butadiene
• butylene
• caesarean

Kids Definition

magazine

noun

mag·​a·​zine ˈmag-ə-ˌzēn 

ˌmag-ə-ˈzēn

1

: a storehouse or warehouse especially for military supplies

2

: a place for keeping explosives in a fort or ship

3

: a publication containing different pieces (as stories, articles, or poems) and issued at regular intervals (as weekly or monthly)

4

: a supply chamber: as

a

: a container in a gun for holding cartridges

b

: a container for film on a camera or motion-picture projector

Etymology

from early French magazine "storehouse, warehouse," derived from Arabic makhāzin, plural of makhzan "storehouse, granary, cellar"

Word Origin

Magazine originally meant "storehouse" or "granary" or "cellar." It came into an early French dialect and then English from the Arabic word makhzan (plural makhāzin). Makhzan had all these meanings. In military and naval use magazine came to mean a storage place for gunpowder or weapons or a place on a warship where the powder was kept. Later it came to mean either a place where valuable things were stored or the stored things themselves. A new sense of magazine appeared in 1731 with the first issue of a monthly publication called The Gentleman's Magazine, a collection or storehouse of short stories and articles about things of interest to the general reader. This use of magazine caught on and was used for similar publications.