magnum
magnum definition
mag·num (mag′nəm)
noun
- a wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters, about twice as much as the usual bottle
- ☆ 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
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