First Known Use: 1634
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census
noun cen·sus \ˈsen(t)-səs\
: the official process of counting the number of people in a country, city, or town and collecting information about them
Full Definition of CENSUS
1
: a count of the population and a property evaluation in early Rome
2
: a usually complete enumeration of a population; specifically : a periodic governmental enumeration of population
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Origin of CENSUS
Latin, from censēre
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census
noun cen·sus \ˈsen-səs\
Definition of CENSUS for Kids
: a count of the number of people in a country, city, or town
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