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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•num /ˈmægnəm/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Wine, Weights and Measuresa large wine bottle holding the same amount as two ordinary bottles.
- Militarya firearm that uses cartridges of a larger charge than others of the same size.
adj. [before a noun] - Militaryof or relating to such a firearm or cartridge.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mag•num (mag′nəm),USA pronunciation n. - Wine, Weights and Measuresa large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- Militarya magnum cartridge or firearm.
adj. - Military(of a cartridge) equipped with a larger charge than other cartridges of the same size.
- Military(of a firearm) using such a cartridge.
- Informal Termsunusually great in power or size:a magnum spotlight; a magnum dosage.
- Latin, neuter of magnus large; in reference to firearms, origin, originally used as a trademark by the Smith and Wesson Co.
- 1780–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: magnum /ˈmæɡnəm/ n ( pl -nums)- a wine bottle holding the equivalent of two normal bottles (approximately 52 fluid ounces)
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: a big thing, from magnus large |