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English noun: barnburner | |||
| 1. | barnburner (person) someone who burns down a barn | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arsonist, firebug, incendiary | ||
| 2. | barnburner (event) an impressively successful event | ||
| Samples | The rock concert was a real barnburner. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | success | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
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