periodical - a publication that appears at fixed intervalspublication - a copy of a printed work offered for distribution digest - a periodical that summarizes the news pictorial - a periodical (magazine or newspaper) containing many pictures organ - a periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party" issue, number - one of a series published periodically; "she found an old issue of the magazine in her dentist's waitingroom" journal - a periodical dedicated to a particular subject; "he reads the medical journals" review - a periodical that publishes critical essays on current affairs or literature or art |