# magazine

> English word · Noun · IPA /mæɡ.əˈziːn/ · frequency rank #1,869

## Definitions
1. A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
2. A nonacademic, periodical publication which consists of articles by multiple writers on some broad topic or theme.
3. An ammunition storehouse.
4. An ammunition storehouse.
5. A chamber in or attachable to a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.
6. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.
7. A country or district especially rich in natural products.
8. A city viewed as a marketing center.
9. A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.
10. A collection of Teletext pages.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Arabic خَزَنَ (ḵazana)der.
Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan)
Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin)bor.
Italian magazzinoder.
Middle French magasinder.
Middle English magasyne
English magazine
From Middle English magasyne, from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). First attested in the 1580s.

## Easily confused with
- **magazines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magazine-vs-magazines)
- **margarine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/magazine-vs-margarine)

## Common misspellings (11)
`amgazine`, `maagzine`, `magaizne`, `magazien`, `magazinne`, `magaznie`, `magazzine`, `maggazine`, `magzaine`, `mgaazine`, `mmagazine`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/magazine