GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Magnum (măgˈnŭm), n. [Neut. sing. of L. magnus great.]
   1. A large wine bottle.
   
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   They passed the magnum to one another freely. Sir W. Scott.
   
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   2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.
   
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   3. A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as, “he always carried a .44 magnum”.
   
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   magnum (măgˈnŭm), 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”.
   
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   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”.
   
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