magnum

mag·num

a wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters, about twice as much as the usual bottle
[usuallyM-] a firearm, esp. a revolver, designed to fire magnum cartridges

Origin of magnum

L, neuter singular of magnus, great: see magni-

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

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magnum

adjective

Of or relating to a cartridge containing a larger explosive charge than other cartridges of the same size.
Designed to shoot magnum cartridges.

noun

A magnum cartridge or firearm.
a. A bottle, holding about two fifths of a gallon (1.5 liters), for wine or liquor.
b. The amount of liquid that this bottle can hold.

Origin of magnum

From Latin neuter of magnus great ; see meg- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(plural magnums or magna)

(wine) A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle.
A gun calibre larger than, or derived from, a smaller similar cartridge.

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Origin

From Latin magnum (“great")

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