n. 1 a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters; 2 a cartridge or gun equipped with a larger charge than other cartridges of the same size.
They purchased a magnum of wine. OR He locked his magnum in a safe for safety.
They purchased a magnum of wine. OR He locked his magnum in a safe for safety.
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Moby Dick was Melville's magnum opus.
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He locked his magnum in a safe for safety.
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large wine bottle; large wine decanter; powerful gun
small glass of water
2 syllables
mag-num
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