magnum

Wine bottle, supersized

Magnum means large or great, appearing mostly in Latin phrases and product names.

A magnum is a wine bottle holding 1.5 liters—double the standard size.

A magnum opus is someone's greatest work, especially in art or literature.

Magnum also designates powerful firearms or ammunition: a .357 Magnum, magnum rounds.

The word suggests something outsized or impressive.

firearm

revolver

Pistol with rotating chamber

ammunition · Colt · barrel · holster · bullet · trigger · chamber · cylinder · recoil · sidearm

bottle

champagne

Effervescent celebratory wine

  • wineFermented grape beverage
  • vintageQuality from past eras
  • cellarUnderground storage room

cork · jeroboam · sommelier · tasting · decant · reserve · cuvee · vineyard · uncork · celebration

opus

masterpiece

Supreme artistic achievement

legacy · pinnacle · culmination · greatest · defining · career · artist · composer · author · lifework

icecream

chocolate

Sweet from cacao seeds

bar · stick · classic · wrapper · treat · indulgence · frozen · dessert · premium · cracking

Categories
Opposites
bottle size

magnumsplit

Separation into parts

piccolo · 750ml · demi · miniature · pony

firearm power

magnumplinker

Recreational target shooter

rimfire · subsonic · pocket pistol · derringer

SCALE/GRANDEUR (Latin sense)

magnumminor

Scale with lowered third

small · trivial · insignificant · miniature · minimum

Phrases
Family

magnify, magnificent, magnitude, magnate, magnification, magnanimous, magnum opus, magnums

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG