Etymology

magnum

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Today it means: A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle. Full definition →

Latin magnum
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magnum · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed frommagnum
  2. English todaymagnum

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

Magnum · noun2

Shortening of Magnum Tonic Wine.

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