magnum

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noun

mag·​num ˈmag-nəm How to pronounce magnum (audio)
: a large wine bottle holding about 1.5 liters

Magnum

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trademark

used for revolvers

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Kaplan caught the attention of Memento Mori cofounder Adriel Lares when Lares won a case of magnums from Howell Mountain, where Arkenstone is located, at a fundraiser at Kaplan’s son’s nursery school. Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2024 This exclusive collector’s item features a magnum of the 2007 vintage Bollinger, housed in a bespoke Globe-Trotter Air Cabin Case, complete with four Champagne Bollinger 007 glasses. Rachel King, Forbes, 5 Oct. 2024 Plus oysters, jambon beurre foot-longs and pours from some fun French magnums. Anna Spiegel, Axios, 12 July 2024 Petite Cerise, from the team behind the Dabney, hosts a French feast with foot-long jambon beurre, oysters and French wines poured from magnums by the glass. Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for magnum 

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin, neuter of magnus great

First Known Use

Noun

1788, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of magnum was in 1788

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“Magnum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnum. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

magnum

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