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promag

promag noun: a professionally published magazine.

Noun

promag (plural promags)

  1. (dated, slang) A professionally published magazine.
    • The new pro mag, STARTLING STORIES lets itself in for a big time with the fast typers and hit and run spellers. 'NEW FANDOM' is the first, so far, to call it "STRATTLING STORIES", or words & music to that effect.1939 January, Arthur Wilson "Bob" Tucker, “Fun Dept”, in Le Zombie, number 2, archived from the original on 06 Mar 2016, page 2
    • I guess that intangible something is closeness to perfection which makes my favorite science-fiction promag so easy to take with nary a word.1941 April, Joe Fortier, “Brass Tacks”, in Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 27, number 2, page 156
    Synonyms:
    prozine
    Antonyms:
    fanmag, fanzine

Synonyms of promag

Antonyms

Forms of promag

pluralpromags

Origin of promag

Blend of professional + magazine.

Questions about promag

What does promag mean?
Promag means a professionally published magazine.
What part of speech is promag?
Promag is a noun.
What is the plural of promag?
The plural of promag is promags.

Words near promag in the dictionary

  1. prom-posal
  2. prom-posals
  3. prom.
  4. promachoi
  5. promachos
  6. promag
  7. promagisterial
  8. promagistracies
  9. promagistracy
  10. promagistrate
  11. promagistrates

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