CHICKEN-AND-EGG


Meaning of CHICKEN-AND-EGG in English

ˌchik(ə̇)nən(d)¦eg, -¦āg adjective

Etymology: so called from the proverbial question “which came first, the chicken or the egg?”

: of, relating to, or being a cause-and-effect dilemma

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