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magnum \mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), a.
1. (Firearms) Having a larger charge than usual for a
cartridge of the same caliber; -- of cartridges for
handgun; as, a .44 magnum cartridge.
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2. (Firearms) Designed to use a cartridge with a larger
charge than usual for handguns of the same caliber; -- of
handguns; as, a .44 magnum pistol.
[PJC]


Magnum \Mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), n. [Neut. sing. of L. magnus
great.]
1. A large wine bottle.
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They passed the magnum to one another freely. --Sir
W. Scott.
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2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third
metacarpal bone.
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3. A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as,
he always carried a .44 magnum.
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