"catch-22" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: catch-22s [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} catch-22 (plural catch-22s)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Catch-22. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: Catch-22
    Sense id: en-catch-22-en-noun-~M~BFQ-I Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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