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cen⋅sus

  [sen-suhs] noun, plural -sus⋅es, verb
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–noun
1. an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
2. (in ancient Rome) the registration of citizens and their property, for purposes of taxation.
–verb (used with object)
3. to take a census of (a country, city, etc.): The entire nation is censused every 10 years.
Origin:
1605–15; < L: a listing and property assessment of citizens, equiv. to cēns(ēre) to assess, register (citizens) in a census + -tus suffix of v. action; for -s- in place of -st- see censor

Related forms:
cen⋅su⋅al  [sen-shoo-uhl] , adjective
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cen·sus   (sěn'səs)   
n.  

  1. An official, usually periodic enumeration of a population, often including the collection of related demographic information.

  2. In ancient Rome, a count of the citizens and an evaluation of their property for taxation purposes.

tr.v.   cen·sused, cen·sus·ing, cen·sus·ed
To include in a census; conduct a census of: "Every plant one centimeter in diameter or larger is censused every five years" (John P. Wiley, Jr.)

[Latin cēnsus, registration of citizens, from cēnsēre, to assess; see kens- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

census 
1613, from L. census, originally pp. of censere "to assess" (see censor).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: cen·sus
Function: noun
: a usually complete count of a population (as of a state); especially : a periodic governmental count of a population that usually includes social and economic information (as occupations, ages, and incomes) —see also Article I and Amendment XVI of the CONSTITUTION in the back matter
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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