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chicken or egg question

chicken or egg question is the alternative spelling of chicken-or-egg question.

Meaning of chicken-or-egg question

Noun

chicken-or-egg question (plural chicken-or-egg questions)

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

Forms of chicken or egg question

pluralchicken or egg questions

Questions about chicken or egg question

What is chicken or egg question the alternative spelling of?
Chicken or egg question is the alternative spelling of chicken-or-egg question.

Words near chicken or egg question in the dictionary

  1. chicken nuggets
  2. chicken of the sea
  3. chicken of the woods
  4. chicken on a throne
  5. chicken or egg
  6. chicken or egg question
  7. chicken or egg questions
  8. chicken oriental
  9. chicken out
  10. chicken paw
  11. chicken paws

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