magnum
noun
a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
magnums
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pluralof magnum.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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This was the cheapest of all the magnums I purchased—and the wine that inspired my friend’s joyful words.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
The Coravin Sparkling aims to do the same for your tete de cuvee vintage champagne in regular bottles or magnums.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 18, 2021
Large groups guzzled magnums of rosé on canopied daybeds, and lines for the bathroom could take half an hour, a nuisance to hotel guests, who sometimes paid four figures a night for a room.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2021
There are other signs, too: exclusive magnums of Champagne, doting service from the hotelier and discussions about books and writers and the trappings of celebrity.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2018
Tappet-hen, a large measure of claret holding three magnums or Scots pints.
From St. Ronan's Well by Sir Walter Scott
