chicken-or-egg question
chicken-or-egg question noun: a supposed paradox concerning whether chickens or chicken eggs existed first.
Noun
chicken-or-egg question (plural chicken-or-egg questions)
- A supposed paradox concerning whether chickens or chicken eggs existed first.
- A question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first.
chicken-or-egg question meaning in Arabic
chicken-or-egg question in Arabic
- a question to decide which of two interdependent things happened first
- مُعْضِلَة الدَجَاجَةِ وَالبَيْضَةِ muʕḍilat ad-dajājati wa-l-bayḍati
Forms of chicken-or-egg question
| plural | chicken-or-egg questions |
|---|---|
| alternative form | chicken or egg question |
| alternative form | chicken-and-egg question |
| alternative form | chicken and egg question |
| alternative form | chicken-and-egg problem |
| alternative form | hen and egg question |
| alternative form | hen-and-egg question |
| alternative form | hen or egg question |
| alternative form | hen-or-egg question |
| alternative form | hen-and-egg problem |
Questions about chicken-or-egg question
- What does chicken-or-egg question mean?
- Chicken-or-egg question means a supposed paradox concerning whether chickens or chicken eggs existed first.
- What is chicken-or-egg question in Arabic?
- Chicken-or-egg question in Arabic is مُعْضِلَة الدَجَاجَةِ وَالبَيْضَةِ (muʕḍilat ad-dajājati wa-l-bayḍati). See Chicken-or-egg question meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is chicken-or-egg question?
- Chicken-or-egg question is a noun.
- What is the plural of chicken-or-egg question?
- The plural of chicken-or-egg question is chicken-or-egg questions.
Words near chicken-or-egg question in the dictionary
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