'Magnum' definitions:

Definition of 'magnum'

From: WordNet
noun
A large wine bottle for liquor or wine

Definition of 'Magnum'

From: GCIDE
  • Magnum \Mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), n. [Neut. sing. of L. magnus great.]
  • 1. A large wine bottle. [1913 Webster]
  • They passed the magnum to one another freely. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as, he always carried a .44 magnum. [PJC]

Definition of 'magnum'

From: GCIDE
  • magnum \mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), a.
  • 1. (Firearms) Having a larger charge than usual for a cartridge of the same caliber; -- of cartridges for handgun; as, a .44 magnum cartridge. [PJC]
  • 2. (Firearms) Designed to use a cartridge with a larger charge than usual for handguns of the same caliber; -- of handguns; as, a .44 magnum pistol. [PJC]

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