recensus

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noun

A repeat census

OriginEnglish census ← Middle English re- ← Old French re- →
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Meanings

nounrecensus (plural recensuses)

plural recensuses

  1. A repeat census
verbrecensus (third-person singular simple present recensuses, present participle recensusing, simple past and past participle recensused)

present singular third person recensuses · participle present recensusing · participle past recensused · past recensused

  1. To repeat a census

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Englishcensus
  7. Englishrecensus

From re- + census.

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APA

recensus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recensus

MLA

“recensus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recensus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recensus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recensus.

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