"genzine" meaning in English

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    {
      "word": "apazine"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "general interest",
        "3": "zine"
      },
      "expansion": "Blend of general interest + zine",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of general interest + zine.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "genzines",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "genzine (plural genzines)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English blends",
          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
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        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
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          "name": "Periodicals",
          "orig": "en:Periodicals",
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            "Culture",
            "Entertainment",
            "Writing",
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            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
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            "All topics",
            "Human",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1977 Summer–Fall, Susan Wood, “Propellor Beanie”, in Algol, volume 14, number 3 (whole number #29), page 23:",
          "text": "It's really easy to start a genzine. All you need are a couple of neos with lots of time and enthusiasm; a couple of older fen with experience and enthusiasm (not to mention enough fannish contacts to make up a mailing-list); and a certain amount of mood-enhancers and sheer lunacy to get you to the point at which the thing stops being a great idea for Real Soon Now, and starts being a reality. A lot of crudzines are born that way.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1979 January-February, Darrell Schweitzer, “Occasionally Mentioning Science Fiction”, in Science Fiction Review, volume 8, number 1 (whole number #29), page 33:",
          "text": "A fanzine for general circulation in fandom is called a genzine (general interest fanzine) as opposed to one for an amateur press association (apa) which is called an apazine.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A fanzine made generally available, not limited to distribution only among an amateur press association."
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "word": "fanzine"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-genzine-en-noun-h7s~vwMl",
      "links": [
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          "fandom",
          "fandom"
        ],
        [
          "slang",
          "slang"
        ],
        [
          "fanzine",
          "fanzine"
        ],
        [
          "limited",
          "limited"
        ],
        [
          "distribution",
          "distribution"
        ],
        [
          "amateur press association",
          "amateur press association"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fandom slang) A fanzine made generally available, not limited to distribution only among an amateur press association."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "genzine"
}

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    {
      "word": "apazine"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "2": "general interest",
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      },
      "expansion": "Blend of general interest + zine",
      "name": "blend"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Blend of general interest + zine.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "genzines",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "genzine (plural genzines)",
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    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "fanzine"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "English blends",
        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English fandom slang",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Periodicals"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1977 Summer–Fall, Susan Wood, “Propellor Beanie”, in Algol, volume 14, number 3 (whole number #29), page 23:",
          "text": "It's really easy to start a genzine. All you need are a couple of neos with lots of time and enthusiasm; a couple of older fen with experience and enthusiasm (not to mention enough fannish contacts to make up a mailing-list); and a certain amount of mood-enhancers and sheer lunacy to get you to the point at which the thing stops being a great idea for Real Soon Now, and starts being a reality. A lot of crudzines are born that way.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1979 January-February, Darrell Schweitzer, “Occasionally Mentioning Science Fiction”, in Science Fiction Review, volume 8, number 1 (whole number #29), page 33:",
          "text": "A fanzine for general circulation in fandom is called a genzine (general interest fanzine) as opposed to one for an amateur press association (apa) which is called an apazine.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "A fanzine made generally available, not limited to distribution only among an amateur press association."
      ],
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        ],
        [
          "slang",
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        ],
        [
          "fanzine",
          "fanzine"
        ],
        [
          "limited",
          "limited"
        ],
        [
          "distribution",
          "distribution"
        ],
        [
          "amateur press association",
          "amateur press association"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fandom slang) A fanzine made generally available, not limited to distribution only among an amateur press association."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "genzine"
}