Fanzine
//ˈfænˌziːn// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A magazine, normally produced by amateurs, intended for people who share a common interest.
"I don't know how many fanzines there've been, but surely no fewer than 500 different items, some running for one issue and some for several dozen."
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More examples"I don't know how many fanzines there've been, but surely no fewer than 500 different items, some running for one issue and some for several dozen."
Etymology
Blend of fan + magazine. Coined by American chess player and SF fandom founder Russ Chauvenet in the October 1940 edition of his own science fiction fanzine Detours, to replace the earlier fanmag.
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