magnum

Etymology

From Latin magnum (“great”)

Noun

magnum (plural magnums or magna)

1. (wine) A bottle size of 1.5 liters.
2. (wine) A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle.
3. A firearm cartridge of a large calibre, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge that uses the same bullet.
4. A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.
   • 1971, Harry Julian Fink, Rita M. Fink, and Dean Riesner, quoted by Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry:

     “I know what you're thinking: ’Did he fire six shots or only five?’ Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement, I've kinda lost track myself. But, being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question: ’Do I feel lucky?’ Well, DO ya, punk?”

Anagrams

• Mangum

Noun

magnum

1. magnum (bottle size)
2. short for magnumpullo (bottle)

Etymology

From Latin magnum (“great”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡ.nɔm/

Noun

magnum m (plural magnums)

1. (wine) A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle.

Further reading

• “magnum” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Adjective

magnum

1. nominative neuter singular of magnus
2. accusative masculine singular of magnus
3. accusative neuter singular of magnus
4. vocative neuter singular of magnus