"classic hit" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: classic hits [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} classic hit (plural classic hits)
  1. (informal) A song or record from a previous era. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-classic_hit-en-noun-y71BV-Kr
  2. (informal, in the plural) The genre of music composed of popular music from previous eras. Tags: in-plural, informal Synonyms: oldie
    Sense id: en-classic_hit-en-noun-NYnTDqIK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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