magnum

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Compounds 2 Latin 2.1 Adjective 2.1.1 Compounds

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin magnum ("great").

[edit] Noun

magnum (plural magnums (Gabi) or magna (rare))

1. A bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle.
2. A gun calibre larger than, or derived from, a smaller similar cartridge.

[edit] Compounds

• magnum opus

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[edit] Adjective

magnum

1. Neuter (nominative singular) of magnus.
2. Masculine and neuter accusative singular of magnus.

[edit] Compounds

• magnum opus