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Catch-22
A catch-22 is a situation in which there is no good solution or resolution possible because of the way in which the factors of the solution relate to each other. (noun)
An example of a catch-22 is the idea that you have to have money to make money.
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See Catch-22 in Webster's New World College Dictionary
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