Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An inexpensively produced, self-published, underground publication.
- noun An e-zine.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A publication similar to a magazine{4} but in electronic rather than printed form, maintained as data files on a computer and accessible via the
world wide web .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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One of the features of the zine is an excellent social calendar, and Petréa tells us that it is searching for information about forthcoming conventions for that calendar that helped her become such an expert on awards.
Sidewise Awards Nominees sfawardswatch 2009
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Written in journal entries this zine is about leaving friends, bands, and all the familiar things to start over on the other side of the country.
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I've had an embarrassment of riches come my way, great stories and poems from talented writers, and the zine is a little full-up at the moment.
Archive 2009-04-01 Fred 2009
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The word "zine" is a shortened form of the term fanzine, according to the Oxford English Dictionary.
NYT > Home Page By JENNA WORTHAM 2011
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For many, the word "zine" will conjure images of Xeroxed-and-stapled underground tributes to science-fiction fandom or '90s riot-grrrl culture.
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For many, the word "zine" will conjure images of Xeroxed-and-stapled underground tributes to science-fiction fandom or '90s riot-grrrl culture.
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For those of you not acquainted with the zine world, 'zine' is short for either 'fanzine' or 'magazine', depending on your point of view.
From the Print Media to the Internet Marie Lebert
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Each zine is extensively tagged, so aimless search is a thing of the past.
pdf-mags.com: Aggregator for Zine-ophiles Travis Korte 2010
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Each zine is extensively tagged, so aimless search is a thing of the past.
pdf-mags.com: Aggregator for Zine-ophiles Travis Korte 2010
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Kaleidotrope - After being closed to subs for many months, this little eclectic zine is now open for slush.
Writers, be aware...and submit a lot pabba 2010
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