Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chicken-and-egg problem

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: chick-en-and-eg-g prob-lem
IPA

40

Scrabble Score

20

Letters

6

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of chicken-or-egg question.

Example Sentences

""I think you have a chicken-and-egg problem," Uncle Unzo says. "How did such a society first come to be organized?""

Inflected Forms

chicken-and-egg problems (plural)

Questions

What does chicken-and-egg problem mean?: Alternative form of chicken-or-egg question.

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