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# magnum

noun (a magnum, magnums)

«magnum» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A wine or champagne bottle that holds twice as much as a normal bottle (1.5 litres). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#m1)
2. A powerful gun or bullet (from «Magnum» as a trade name). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#m2)
3. (Magnum) A brand name of ice cream on a stick, coated with chocolate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#m3)
4. (magnum opus) A person's greatest work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#m4)

### In the lessons

In everyday life children may know Magnum ice creams; in stories and films, a detective's magnum is a powerful handgun; at celebrations, adults open a magnum of champagne. In English and art lessons, «magnum opus» means an artist's greatest work. Phrases: a magnum of champagne, magnum opus.

### Examples

- Dad bought a magnum of champagne for the wedding. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#x1)
- A magnum holds as much as two bottles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#x2)
- I'd love a Magnum ice cream on a hot day. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#x3)
- The cowboy in the film carried a magnum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#x4)
- The painter called the huge picture her magnum opus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#x5)
- That novel is the writer's magnum opus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#x6)
- The racing driver sprayed a magnum of champagne from the podium. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a magnum, magnums. Latin «magnum» = great. «Magnum opus» (plural magna opera) is a fixed phrase. Capital M for the ice-cream brand. In maths problems, a magnum = 1.5 litres = 2 standard 75 cl bottles.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «magnum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/magnum/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«magnum» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/magnum.html) on Mova free.