zine

noun \ˈzēn\

: a small magazine that is written by people who are not professional writers and that usually has stories about a particular subject

Full Definition of ZINE

: magazine; especially : a noncommercial often homemade or online publication usually devoted to specialized and often unconventional subject matter <a feminist zine>

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Origin of ZINE

-zine (as in fanzine)

First Known Use: 1965

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Synonyms: book, bulletin, diurnal, gazette, mag, magazine, newspaper, organ, paper, periodical, rag, review, serial, journal

Other Publishing Terms

annotate, dreadful, emend, expurgate, factoid, jump, lobster shift, redaction, referee

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