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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
blockbuster/ˈblɒkbʌstə(r)/

▶noun informal a film or book that is a great commercial success.

– derivatives
blockbusting adjective.

– origin 1940s (denoting a huge aerial bomb): from block + buster.

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