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Definition of: census
(sen′səs) noun plural cen·sus·es
1. An official numbering of the people of a country or district, embracing statistics of nativity, age, sex, employment, possessions, etc.; also, the printed record of it.
2. In ancient Rome, a similar enumeration of the people, but with special reference to their property, in order to determine taxation. [<L <censere assess]
—cen·su·al (sen′sh·əl) adjective
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