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demographist

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de⋅mog⋅ra⋅phy

  [di-mog-ruh-fee]
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–noun
the science of vital and social statistics, as of the births, deaths, diseases, marriages, etc., of populations.
Origin:
1875–80; demo- + -graphy

Related forms:
de⋅mog⋅ra⋅pher, de⋅mog⋅ra⋅phist, noun
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Main Entry: de·mog·ra·phy
Pronunciation: di-'mäg-r&-fE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -phies
: thestatistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics —de·mog·ra·pher /-f&r/ noun
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demography de·mog·ra·phy (dĭ-mŏg'rə-fē)
n.
The study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth, density, distribution, and vital statistics.

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