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Meaning of 'census' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Census [ n.]
- A numbering of the people, and valuation of their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; -- usually made once in five years.
- An official registration of the number of the people, the value of their estates, and other general statistics of a country.

Meaning of 'census' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . census [ v]
Meaning (1):
- conduct a census
Example in sentence:
  • They censused the deer in the forest

Nearby Words:

cenanthy cenation cenatory cenobite cenobitic cenobitical cenobitism cenogamy cenotaph cenotaphy

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