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magazinism

magazinism noun: the practice of writing for magazines, or in a style suited to magazines.

Noun

magazinism (uncountable)

  1. The practice of writing for magazines, or in a style suited to magazines.
    • The style of Brougham and Jeffrey and Sydney Smith was moulded by their oratorical pursuits; and it gave the cue to magazinism through the earlier part of the period.1894, John Macmillan Brown, Manual of English Literature: Era of Expansion, 1750-1850, page 94
    • It is no wonder that the television industry has shied away from the dangers of discovery and committed itself to the ideology of demographic magazinism.2010, David Marc, Demographic Vistas: Television in American Culture, page 135

Origin of magazinism

From magazine + -ism.

Questions about magazinism

What does magazinism mean?
Magazinism means the practice of writing for magazines, or in a style suited to magazines.
What part of speech is magazinism?
Magazinism is a noun.

Words near magazinism in the dictionary

  1. magazinettes
  2. magaziney
  3. magazinification
  4. magazining
  5. magazinish
  6. magazinism
  7. magazinist
  8. magazinists
  9. magaziny
  10. magbasite
  11. magbook

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