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magazine
The word carries two vastly different connotations depending on the setting. In a domestic or commercial environment, it evokes leisure, curation, and glossy imagery, often associated with specific hobbies or lifestyle aspirations.
In a military or technical context, it shifts to a feeling of danger and containment. Here, the focus is on the storage of explosive power, whether in a large building or the small metal clip that feeds cartridges into a firearm.
Countable when referring to individual printed issues or storage containers. Uncountable when discussing the general medium of magazine publishing.
Meanings
A periodical publication containing articles and illustrations, typically issued on a regular schedule.
I read a fashion magazine every month.
Examples
I read a magazine.
This magazine is old.
She likes that magazine.
I bought a travel magazine yesterday.
He is reading a car magazine now.
The magazine was on the table.
I found a great recipe in a food magazine.
The student started his own school magazine.
The guard checked the powder magazine twice.
The company is launching a high end luxury magazine.
The ancient fortress contained a massive stone magazine.
Few people realize that the word magazine refers to storage.