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census.

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.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛnsəs/UK
  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.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The people being treated in a healthcare facility, clinic or program.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Count, tally.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.

    countable · historical · uncountable
  5. A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

verb/ˈsɛnsəs/UK
  1. To conduct a census on.

    transitive
  2. To collect a census.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

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