apazine

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noun

A periodical created by a member of an amateur press association for distribution to all of its members.

Opposite
Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounapazine (plural apazines)

plural apazines

  1. slanglifestyleA periodical created by a member of an amateur press association for distribution to all of its members.

    So, the inclusion of my personal opinions in the original apazine articles was not, I think, out of place.

    1977 September, Peter Pross, “The Documents in the Case (letters)”, in The Mystery Fancier, volume 1, number 5, page 59
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    Such apazines are contributed to the bundle by their publishers without charge, being considered exchanges for the other members' fanzines.

    1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, APA

    A certain knowledgeable science fiction fan whom I know from my apazine days sees in this a precursor of the Jovian sentinels in Arthur C. Clarke's 2001.

    1986, Leon L. Gammell, The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories, →ISBN, page 26

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

Origin

From APA (“amateur press association”) + zine.

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APA

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MLA

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Chicago

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