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English
Etymology
From APA (“amateur press association”) + zine.
Noun
apazine (plural apazines)
- (fandom slang) A periodical created by a member of an amateur press association for distribution to all of its members.
1959, Richard "Dick" Harris Eney, Fancyclopedia II, APA:Such apazines are contributed to the bundle by their publishers without charge, being considered exchanges for the other members' fanzines.
1977 September, Peter Pross, “The Documents in the Case (letters)”, in The Mystery Fancier, volume 1, number 5, page 59:So, the inclusion of my personal opinions in the original apazine articles was not, I think, out of place.
1986, Leon L. Gammell, The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories, →ISBN, page 26:A certain knowledgeable science fiction fan whom I know from my apazine days sees in this a precursor of the Jovian sentinels in Arthur C. Clarke's 2001.
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References
- Jeff Prucher, editor (2007), “apazine”, in Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction, Oxford, Oxfordshire, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2024), “apazine n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.