DEMOGRAPHY

demography, human ecology

(noun) the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

demography (usually uncountable, plural demographies)

The study of human populations and how they change.

Source: Wiktionary


De*mog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]

Definition: The study of races, as to births, marriages, mortality, health, etc.

– Dem`o*graph"ic, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 November 2024

SALTWORT

(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash


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