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单词 chicken-and-egg
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chicken-and-egg

[ chik-uhn-uhn-eg, -uhnd- ]
/ ˈtʃɪk ən ənˈɛg, -ənd- /

adjective

of, relating to, or being a dilemma of which of two things came first or of which is the cause and which the effect: a chicken-and-egg question of whether matter or energy is the basis of the universe.
Also chick·en-or-egg [chik-uhn-er-eg]. /ˈtʃɪk ən ərˈɛg/.

Origin of chicken-and-egg

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby chicken-and-egg

Chickasawhay, Chickasha, chickee, chicken, chicken adder, chicken-and-egg, chicken breast, chicken cholera, chicken colonel, chicken coop, chicken fat clot
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Example sentences from the Web for chicken-and-egg

  • “It is a chicken-and-egg thing,” says one senior Western diplomat in Doha.

    Crossing the Rubicon in Syria|Christopher Dickey|November 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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