Phrase guide
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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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noun
Something, especially a question or problem, to be tackled first.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
From the British TV quiz programme University Challenge, where the phrase refers to the first question given to a contestant, worth ten points.
