intercensal

British

/ ˌɪntəˈsɛnsəl /

adjective

(of population figures, etc) estimated at a time between official censuses

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Etymology

Origin of intercensal

C19: from _inter- + censal, irregularly formed from _census

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Hence the name of lustrum came to denote the intercensal term, or a period of five years.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

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