Etymology

census

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

Latin cēnsus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromcēnsus
  2. English todaycensus

Borrowed from Latin cēnsus, from cēnseō. See censor.

Words from the same roots

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