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magnum definition

mag·num (mag′nəm)

noun

  1. a wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters, about twice as much as the usual bottle
  2. ☆ a firearm, esp. a revolver, designed to fire magnum cartridges

Etymology: L, neut. sing. of magnus, great: see magni-

adjective

of or pertaining to a cartridge having more explosive force than an ordinary cartridge of its size would

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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