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Magnum
see synonyms of magnumNoun
1. magnum
a large wine bottle for liquor or wine
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Magnum
see synonyms of magnumnoun plural -nums
a wine bottle holding the equivalent of two normal bottles (approximately 52 fluid ounces)
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Magnum
see synonyms of magnum noun
1.
a wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters, about twice as much as the usual bottle
2. US; [usually M-]
a firearm, esp. a revolver, designed to fire magnum cartridges
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to a cartridge having more explosive force than an ordinary cartridge of its size would
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Magnum
see synonyms of magnumadj.
1. Of or relating to a cartridge containing a larger explosive charge than other cartridges of the same size.
2. Designed to shoot magnum cartridges.
n.
1. A magnum cartridge or firearm.
2.
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.
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