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cult

2 adjective
     
cult2 [only before noun]

cult film/band/figure etc

a film, music group etc that has become very popular but only among a particular group of people:
the 1980s cult movie 'The Gods Must Be Crazy'
The actor James Dean acquired the status of a cult hero.
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