Etymology

magnitizdat

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Today it means: The unofficial copying and distribution of audio tape recordings in the Soviet Union that were not available commercially. Full definition →

Russian магнитизда́т
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromмагнитизда́т
  2. English todaymagnitizdat

From Russian магнитизда́т (magnitizdát).

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