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microcensus

microcensus noun: a census of a very small (hopefully representative) sample of a population.

Noun

microcensus (plural microcensuses)

  1. A census of a very small (hopefully representative) sample of a population

Forms of microcensus

pluralmicrocensuses

Origin of microcensus

From micro- + census.

Questions about microcensus

What does microcensus mean?
Microcensus means a census of a very small (hopefully representative) sample of a population.
What part of speech is microcensus?
Microcensus is a noun.
What is the plural of microcensus?
The plural of microcensus is microcensuses.

Words near microcensus in the dictionary

  1. microcelebs
  2. microcell
  3. microcells
  4. microcellular
  5. microcellulose
  6. microcensus
  7. microcensuses
  8. microcentrifugation
  9. microcentrifugations
  10. microcentrifuge
  11. microcentrifuged

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