—used for revolvers
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
The interior is designed to fit one magnum and seven Champagne bottles.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
Lots of Bordeaux achieved exceptional prices, too, with six magnums of Château Latour 1961 Grand Vin hammering down for $187,500.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
The idea of ordering more ice, at possibly 1/1000th the cost of a new magnum, did not seem to occur to the fellow.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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Noun
As the ship’s godmother, Barrymore got the honor of cutting a ribbon to release a magnum of Champagne, which smashed against the bow and officially christened the vessel.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2025
The interior is designed to fit one magnum and seven Champagne bottles.
—Alexandra Pastore, Footwear News, 26 May 2025
Lots of Bordeaux achieved exceptional prices, too, with six magnums of Château Latour 1961 Grand Vin hammering down for $187,500.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 17 June 2025
The idea of ordering more ice, at possibly 1/1000th the cost of a new magnum, did not seem to occur to the fellow.
—James Fallon, Footwear News, 24 May 2025
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“Magnum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magnum. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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