"sixty-four thousand dollar question" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sixty-four thousand dollar questions [plural]
Etymology: From the American TV game show The $64,000 Question, which debuted in 1955 as the first big-money quiz show. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sixty-four thousand dollar question (plural sixty-four thousand dollar questions)
  1. (dated, US) Synonym of million-dollar question Wikipedia link: The $64,000 Question Tags: US, dated Synonyms: million-dollar question [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sixty-four_thousand_dollar_question-en-noun-eAeyDF3u Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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