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- [dih-mog-ruh-fee]
- /dɪˈmɒg rə fi/
- /dɪˈmɒɡ.rə.fi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-mog-ruh-fee]
- /dɪˈmɒg rə fi/
Definitions of demography word
- uncountable noun demography Demography is the study of the changes in numbers of births, deaths, marriages, and cases of disease in a community over a period of time. 3
- noun demography the scientific study of human populations, esp with reference to their size, structure, and distribution 3
- noun demography the statistical science dealing with the distribution, density, vital statistics, etc. of human populations 3
- noun demography the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations. 1
- noun demography The study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence of disease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations. 1
- noun demography study of human population 1
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Origin of demography
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; demo- + -graphy
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Parts of speech for Demography
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demography popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for demography
noun demography
- anthropology — Anthropology is the scientific study of people, society, and culture.
- population density — ratio: inhabitants to area
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