Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

letterzine

/lɛt.əˈziːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: let-terzine
IPA: /lɛt.əˈziːn/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fanzine that is all or mostly composed of letters of comment.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"In the letterzine INTERSTAT, Duane had been accused of producing a Mary Sue in the person of K't'lk, the glass spider."

Etymology

From letter + zine.

Usage

Dated
Slang

Inflected Forms

letterzines (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

letter column lettercol

Rhymes With

been between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen magazine golden mean

Questions

How do you pronounce letterzine?: The recorded pronunciation is /lɛt.əˈziːn/.
What does letterzine mean?: A fanzine that is all or mostly composed of letters of comment.
Where does letterzine come from?: From letter + zine.

How to pronounce letterzine

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