zine

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zine

  • /ziːn/

Rhymes with -iːn

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Shortened from fanzine, ultimately from magazine; from 1965.

noun zines · 'zine

  1. A low-circulation, noncommercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest. Zines contributed to an evolving critical language that would ultimately take two paths: into the gut or to the academy. The most compelling zines fused the two.

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noun publication

Españolzine
Françaisbrochure
Русскийзин zin

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"zine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zine. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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zine. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zine

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"zine." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zine.

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@misc{zine_2026,
  title = {zine},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zine},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}