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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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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.

[French démographie : Greek dēmos, people; see dā- in Indo-European roots + French -graphie, writing (from Greek -graphiā, -graphy).]
de·mog'ra·pher n.
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Cultural Dictionary

demography [(di-mog-ruh-fee)]

The quantitative study of human populations. Demographers study subjects such as the geographical distribution of people, birth and death rates, socioeconomic status, and age and sex distributions in order to identify the influences on population growth, structure, and development.

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Word Origin & History

demography 
1880, from Gk. demos "people" (see demotic) + Eng. -graphy "the study of."
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Medical Dictionary

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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