magazine
• noun 1 a periodical publication containing articles and illustrations. 2 a regular television or radio programme comprising a variety of items. 3 a chamber holding a supply of cartridges to be fed automatically to the breech of a gun. 4 a store for arms, ammunition, and explosives. — ORIGIN French magasin, from an Arabic word meaning ‘storehouse’.
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