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 Definitions of Magnum  [ˈmæg nəm]  

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Definition of 'Magnum' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) magnum
a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles, or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).

2.  magnum
a magnum cartridge or firearm.

3. (adj.) magnum
(of a cartridge) equipped with a larger charge than other cartridges of the same size.

4.  magnum
(of a firearm) using such a cartridge.

Etymology:  (1780–90; < L, neut. of magnus large)

Definition of 'Magnum' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) magnum
a large wine bottle for liquor or wine
Definition of 'Magnum' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Magnum
a large wine bottle

2. (noun) Magnum
a bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone

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