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census

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛnsəs/

The English word “census” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
  2. The people being treated in a healthcare facility, clinic or program.
  3. Count, tally.
  4. A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
  5. A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.

verb

  1. To conduct a census on.
  2. To collect a census.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

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