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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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adj
Having one or more characteristics associated with a blockbuster, such as commercial success, a large budget, or glossy production values
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English blockbuster Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English blockbustery From blockbuster + -y.
