magnum

CEFRC1

/ˈmæɡnəm/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A large bottle, especially of wine, or a powerful gun.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.

Examples

  • Long Day's Journey into Night is considered to be Eugene O'Neill's magnum opus.

  • This is probably Tom's magnum opus.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəm/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.

  2. A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.

More examples

In context

  • So please don’t ask me when / There may be wine and roses / And magnums of champagne

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

For the large party, they bought a blank of champagne to serve all the guests.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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