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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrevista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁeˈvistɐ/
"Ela comprou uma revista de moda na banca."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A periodic publication containing articles, stories, photographs, and advertisements, typically paper-bound.
"She sat in the waiting room reading a fashion magazine." - 2
A chamber for holding a supply of cartridges to be fed automatically into the breech of a firearm.
"The soldier quickly reloaded the rifle magazine during the drill."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Arabic word 'makhāzin', meaning storehouses or granaries, entering European languages via French 'magasin' and Italian 'magazzino'. By the 18th century in English, the term shifted metaphorically from a storehouse of goods to a storehouse of printed information, eventually specializing into periodical publications.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Magazine" is said worldwide
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magazine
Transliteration: /ma.ɡa.zin/
"Il lit un magazine de sport tous les dimanches."
Zeitschrift
Transliteration: /ˈtsaɪtˌʃʁɪft/
"Sie blätterte durch eine interessante Zeitschrift."
rivista
Transliteration: /riˈvista/
"Ho comprato una rivista di cucina alcolica."
revista
Transliteration: /reˈβista/
"El artículo fue publicado en una revista científica."
revista
Transliteration: /ʁeˈvistɐ/
"Ela comprou uma revista de moda na banca."
पत्रिका
Transliteration: patrikā
"यह एक साप्ताहिक पत्रिका है।"
杂志
Transliteration: zázhì
"我在图书馆里看一本科学杂志。"
잡지
Transliteration: japji
"그는 지하철에서 잡지를 읽고 있었다."
雑誌
Transliteration: zasshi
"彼女は美容院でファッション雑誌を読んだ。"
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