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noun
A situation or case in which it is difficult to distinguish cause and effect, having a circular character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: attributive, plural, plural-only, usually
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Synonyms: hen and egg
Antonyms: none provided
History
From the proverbial question of whether the chicken or the egg came first, attested as early as Aristotle (4th century BCE).
