"letterzine" meaning in All languages combined

See letterzine on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /lɛt.əˈziːn/ Forms: letterzines [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: From letter + zine. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|letter|zine}} letter + zine Head templates: {{en-noun}} letterzine (plural letterzines)
  1. (dated, fandom slang) A fanzine that is all or mostly composed of letters of comment. Tags: dated, slang Categories (topical): Periodicals Hypernyms: fanzine Meronyms: letter to the editor, letter of comment Coordinate_terms: letter column, lettercol
    Sense id: en-letterzine-en-noun-ALlBJrg5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1950 January, Art Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp, number 34, page 3:",
          "text": "Incidental to the subject of fanzines -- POSTWARP, the letterzine for NFFF Members only, is well under way, with its fourth monthly ish due for completion within the next two or three days. If you are an N3F member, you're passing up plenty of interesting arguments by not subscribing.",
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        {
          "ref": "1959, Richard Emey, Fancyclopedia II, Vom: Voice of the Imagi-nation:",
          "text": "VOM VOICE OF THE IMAGI-NATION, 4sj & Morojo's letterzine which flourished for fifty issues in the early 40s. It was originally just the lettercolumn of the LASFS OO, IMAGINATION!, but later took off on its own under Acky's ministrations.",
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          "ref": "1992, Camille Bacon-Smith, Enterprising Women, →ISBN, page 98:",
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          "ref": "1950 January, Art Rapp, “Timber!”, in Spacewarp, number 34, page 3:",
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          "text": "In the letterzine INTERSTAT, Duane had been accused of producing a Mary Sue in the person of K't'lk, the glass spider.",
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