Meanings
nounback issue (plural back issues)
plural back issues
- An edition of a magazine, etc, that was published earlier than the current edition.
Synonyms: back number
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn edition of a magazine, etc, that was published earlier than the current edition.
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back issue. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20issue
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“back issue.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20issue. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back issue,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back%20issue.
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