Definition of "fanzine" []

• An amateur-produced magazine written for a subculture of enthusiasts devoted to a particular interest: a science fiction fanzine. (noun)

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• "The word "zine" is a shortened form of the term fanzine, according to the Oxford English Dictionary."
• "Community because another strength of the fanzine is the LOC (letter of comment)."
• "In brief, a fanzine is a "for the love" publication, an amateur magazine, where nobody gets paid anything."