"letterzine" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /lɛt.əˈziːn/ Forms: letterzines [plural]
Rhymes: -iːn Etymology: 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, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Topics: lifestyle

Inflected forms

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