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Definition of earth-shattering adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

earth-shattering

adjective

/ˈɜːθ ʃætərɪŋ/

/ˈɜːrθ ʃætərɪŋ/

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having a very great effect and of great importance
- an earth-shattering discovery
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