death rate
death rate
D d Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [deth reyt]
- /dɛθ reɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [deth reyt]
- /dɛθ reɪt/
Definitions of death rate words
- countable noun death rate The death rate is the number of people per thousand who die in a particular area during a particular period of time. 3
- noun death rate the ratio of deaths in a specified area, group, etc, to the population of that area, group, etc 3
- noun death rate the number of deaths per year per thousand of population in a given community, area, or group: sometimes other units of time or population are used 3
- noun death rate the number of deaths per unit, usually 1000, of population in a given place and time. 1
- noun death rate number of people dying 1
- noun death rate mortality rate. 0
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Origin of death rate
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
First recorded in 1855-60
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Parts of speech for Death rate
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
death rate popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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death rate usage trend in Literature
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noun death rate
- fatalities — Plural form of fatality.
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