Definition of MAGNUM

magnum

Plural: magna, magnums

Noun

  • A large wine bottle, typically twice the standard size.
  • a large wine bottle for liquor or wine
  • A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
  • A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.
  • A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.

Examples

  • He uncorked a magnum of points with his play of MAGNUM.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin magnum, neuter of magnus (“great”).
* (bottle): Ellipsis of magnum bonum.
* (handgun): Name registered 1935 by Smith & Wesson Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts.

Scrabble Score: 11

magnum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
magnum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
magnum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 16

magnum: valid Words With Friends Word