census

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Synonyms: celsus, censes, cenus, densus, censur, consus

Antonyms: celsus, censes, cenus, densus, censur, consus

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Noun

1. An [[official]] [[count]] or [[enumeration]] of [[member]]s of a [[population]] (not necessarily human), usually [[resident]]s or [[citizen]]s in a particular region, often done at regular [[interval]]s.
2. The people being treated in a [[healthcare]] facility, clinic or program.
3. [[count|Count]], [[tally]].
4. {{lb|en|historical}} A type of [[tax]] [[levy|levied]] by [[feudal]] [[lord]]s on [[peasant]]s.
5. {{lb|en|cellular automata}} A count of the number of individual [[pattern|patterns]] within a larger pattern, most often the [[ash]] of a [[soup]] or a [[methuselah]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[conduct]] a census on.
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[collect]] a census.

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