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chicken-or-egg question in Arabic

مُعْضِلَة الدَجَاجَةِ وَالبَيْضَةِ muʕḍilat ad-dajājati wa-l-bayḍati

chicken-or-egg question in Arabic: مُعْضِلَة الدَجَاجَةِ وَالبَيْضَةِ (muʕḍilat ad-dajājati wa-l-bayḍati). In English, chicken-or-egg question means a supposed paradox concerning whether chickens or chicken eggs existed first.

Arabic words for chicken-or-egg question

a question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first
مُعْضِلَة الدَجَاجَةِ وَالبَيْضَةِ muʕḍilat ad-dajājati wa-l-bayḍati

English meaning of chicken-or-egg question

  1. noun A supposed paradox concerning whether chickens or chicken eggs existed first.
  2. noun A question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first.

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Questions about chicken-or-egg question in Arabic

What is the meaning of chicken-or-egg question in Arabic?
Chicken-or-egg question in Arabic is مُعْضِلَة الدَجَاجَةِ وَالبَيْضَةِ (muʕḍilat ad-dajājati wa-l-bayḍati).
ما معنى كلمة chicken-or-egg question؟
Chicken-or-egg question: مُعْضِلَة الدَجَاجَةِ وَالبَيْضَةِ (muʕḍilat ad-dajājati wa-l-bayḍati).
What does chicken-or-egg question mean in English?
Chicken-or-egg question means a supposed paradox concerning whether chickens or chicken eggs existed first.

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