magnum
part of speech
noun (a magnum, magnums)
meaning for a pupil
1) A wine or champagne bottle that holds twice as much as a normal bottle (1.5 litres). tree →
2) A powerful gun or bullet (from «Magnum» as a trade name). tree →
3) (Magnum) A brand name of ice cream on a stick, coated with chocolate. tree →
4) (magnum opus) A person's greatest work. tree →
sense 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 →
- A magnum holds as much as two bottles. tree →
- I'd love a Magnum ice cream on a hot day. tree →
- The cowboy in the film carried a magnum. tree →
- The painter called the huge picture her magnum opus. tree →
- That novel is the writer's magnum opus. tree →
- The racing driver sprayed a magnum of champagne from the podium. tree →
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.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «magnum» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.