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Word: Census
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 17th century (denoting a poll tax): from Latin, applied to the registration of citizens and property in ancient Rome, usually for taxation, from censere ‘assess’. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈsɛnsəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
an official count or survey, especially of a population
Short Definition:official count
Examples:- a traffic census
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