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census
[ sen-suhs ]
/ ËsÉn sÉs /
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noun, plural cen·sus·es.
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
(in ancient Rome) the registration of citizens and their property, for purposes of taxation.
verb (used with object)
to take a census of (a country, city, etc.): The entire nation is censused every 10 years.
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Origin of census
First recorded in 1605â15; from Latin: âa listing and property assessment of citizens,â equivalent to cÄns(Äre) âto assess, register (citizens) in a censusâ + -tus suffix of verb action; for -s- in place of -st-see censor
OTHER WORDS FROM census
cen·su·al [sen-shoo-uhl], /ËsÉn Êu Él/, adjectivepre·cen·sus, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH census
census , consensusWords nearby census
censor, censorious, censorship, censurable, censure, census, census taker, census tract, cent, cental, centare
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British Dictionary definitions for census
census
/ (ËsÉnsÉs) /
noun plural -suses
an official periodic count of a population including such information as sex, age, occupation, etc
any offical counta traffic census
(in ancient Rome) a registration of the population and a property evaluation for purposes of taxation
Derived forms of census
censual, adjectiveWord Origin for census
C17: from Latin, from cÄnsÄre to assess
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