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appendix |
a section at the end of a book or magazine article that gives more information. [1/2 definitions] |
article |
a piece of writing on a particular subject that appears in a newspaper, magazine, or book. [1/4 definitions] |
bulletin |
a magazine or small newspaper published at regular times. [1/2 definitions] |
caption |
the words that describe a picture or graph in a magazine, book, or newspaper. |
circulation |
the number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold at a given time, or the selling itself. [1/3 definitions] |
column |
an article or other piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine that appears on a regular schedule. [1/4 definitions] |
columnist |
a writer or editor of a regular column or feature in a newspaper or magazine. |
comic |
(plural) one or more series of cartoons, or a book, magazine, or newspaper section that contains such series. [1/3 definitions] |
comic book |
a book or magazine that contains a series of cartoons that tell a story. Some comic books tell funny stories, but many comic books are about adventure, love, or other things. |
contribute |
When someone contributes to a magazine, it means that they write something that will be put in the magazine. [1/4 definitions] |
correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. [1/2 definitions] |
critic |
A critic is a person whose job is to judge something like a movie, book, restaurant, or play and then write what they think about it. A critic usually works for a newspaper or magazine. A critic usually has a lot of experience with the type of thing they write about and people respect their opinion. [1/2 definitions] |
digest |
a collection of stories, news articles, or other written works. The items in a digest are often shortened so that more of them can fit in one book or magazine. [1/3 definitions] |
editor |
a person who writes editorials for a newspaper or magazine. [1/2 definitions] |
journal |
a newspaper or magazine. [1/2 definitions] |
journalist |
A journalist is someone who writes for a newspaper or news magazine. |
juicy |
If something is called "juicy," it is interesting and exciting in a certain way. If a story or magazine article, for example, is called "juicy," it contains things that people usually keep private or it talks about people doing bad things. [1/2 definitions] |
leaf |
to quickly turn the pages of a book, magazine, or the like (usually followed by "through"). [1/5 definitions] |
magazine |
A magazine is a large, thin book with a soft, paper cover. A magazine is filled with articles to read, pictures, and sometimes cartoons and games. Magazines usually tell about real people and real things. Some magazines have stories, though. People can buy magazines in a store, or they can order them and get them by mail. Some magazines also show their content online. New magazines usually come out every week or every month. |
monthly |
a magazine or journal that is published once a month. [1/4 definitions] |
news |
(used with a singular verb) a report of recent important events, read out on the television or radio, or printed in a newspaper, magazine, or Web site. |
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