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blockbuster noun [ ˈblɒkbʌstə ]

• a thing of great power or size, in particular a film, book, or other product that is a great commercial success.
• "a blockbuster film"
Origin: 1940s (denoting a huge aerial bomb capable of destroying a whole block of streets): from block + buster.


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