Definitions for magnumˈmæg nəm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mag•numˈmæg nəm(n.)
a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles, or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking, Weights and Measures
a magnum cartridge or firearm.
Category: Military
(adj.)(of a cartridge) equipped with a larger charge than other cartridges of the same size.
Category: Military
(of a firearm) using such a cartridge.
Category: Military
Origin of magnum:
1780–90; < L, neut. of magnus large
Princeton's WordNet
magnum(noun)
a large wine bottle for liquor or wine
Wiktionary
magnum(Noun)
A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle.
magnum(Noun)
A gun calibre larger than, or derived from, a smaller similar cartridge.
Origin: From magnum
Webster Dictionary
Magnum(noun)
a large wine bottle
Magnum(noun)
a bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone
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