Definition of "magnum" []

• A bottle, holding about two fifths of a gallon (1.5 liters), for wine or liquor. (noun)
• The amount of liquid that this bottle can hold. (noun)
• A magnum cartridge or firearm. (noun)
• Of or relating to a cartridge containing a larger explosive charge than other cartridges of the same size. (adjective)
• Designed to shoot magnum cartridges. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Dave, a question: For most hunting situations in North America, do you believe a magnum is advantageous?"
• "Horton Foote wrote more than 60 plays, won a Pulitzer Prize, two Academy Awards, but what he called his magnum opus is only now getting its world premiere, six months after his death at the age of 92."
• "Yes | No | Report from elmer f. wrote 3 weeks 1 day ago well, from this it apears that trophy hunters do not want to chase their deer after they shoot ti. i can not imagine that the 30-06 places 4th, while the 300 magnum is first (and i own & deer hunt w/a 300 mag)!"