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census

Pronunciation: [ˈkẽː.sʊs]

“census” is a Latin word. Its 6 meanings in English:

noun

  1. census, a registering of the populace and their property
  2. a register resulting from a census
  3. rich gifts, presents, wealth

adjective

  1. registered
  2. assessed
  3. reckoned

In Latin

  1. Factum populum resque nationis censendi.

Etymology

Perhaps from earlier Proto-Italic *kenssos, which was itself possibly remade from earlier *kenstos on the model of terms such as *penssos. This form *kenstos may derive from earlier Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥s-tós, from *ḱens-.

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