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zine

also 'zine (zēn)

1. An inexpensively produced, self-published, underground publication: I often contributed cartoons and essays to other people's 'zines, so why didn't I just buckle down and start my own? (Pagan Kennedy).

2. An e-zine.

[Short for magazine.]

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zine

(ziːn)

(Journalism & Publishing) informal a magazine or fanzine

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'zine

or zine

(zin)
n.

1. an individualistic, small-circulation magazine typically produced cheaply by a single nonprofessional enthusiast.

2. such a magazine existing on the World Wide Web.

[1960–65; clipping of fanzine]

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[ziːn] 'zine N → fanzine m, revistilla f

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