[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

magnum \mag"num\ ma^g"nu^m, n. neut. sing. of l. magnus
   great.
   1. a large wine bottle.
      1913 webster

            they passed the magnum to one another freely. --sir
                                                  w. scott.
      1913 webster

   2. anat. a bone of the carpus at the base of the third
      metacarpal bone.
      1913 webster

   3. a magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as,
      he always carried a .44 magnum.
      pjc

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

magnum \mag"num\ ma^g"nu^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.
      pjc

   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

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

magnum
     n : a large wine bottle for liquor or wine

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

magnum
     
        a database language for dec-10's, used internally by
        tymshare, inc..  magnum was designed in the late 1970's by
        dale jordan, rich strauss and dave mcquoid originally, and was
        written in bliss-10.  it was the world's first commercial
        relational database.  it was in the process of being written
        in 1976.
     
        1995-01-25
     
     
see also:
database dec-10 tymshare, inc. bliss-10 relational database 

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