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na⋅tal⋅i⋅ty

[ney-tal-i-tee, nuh-]
–noun
birthrate.

Origin:
1885–90; < F natalité; see natal, -ity
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birth·rate also birth rate   (bûrth'rāt')   
n.  The ratio of total live births to total population in a specified community or area over a specified period of time. The birthrate is often expressed as the number of live births per 1,000 of the population per year. Also called natality.
na·tal·i·ty   (nā-tāl'ĭ-tē, nə-)   
n.   pl. na·tal·i·ties
See birthrate.

[natal + (mortal)ity.]
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Main Entry: na·tal·i·ty
Pronunciation: nA-'tal-&t-E, n&-
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: BIRTHRATE
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natality na·tal·i·ty (nā-tāl'ĭ-tē, nə-)
n.
The ratio of births to the general population; the birth rate.

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