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postcensal

postcensal adjective: after a census.

Adjective

postcensal (not comparable)

  1. After a census.
    • Population used for computing death rates are postcensal estimates based on the 2000 census estimated as of July 1, 2007.2015 June 4, Josiemer Mattei et al., “Reducing the global burden of type 2 diabetes by improving the quality of staple foods: The Global Nutrition and Epidemiologic Transition Initiative”, in...

Origin of postcensal

From post- + censal.

Questions about postcensal

What does postcensal mean?
Postcensal means after a census.
What part of speech is postcensal?
Postcensal is an adjective.

Words near postcensal in the dictionary

  1. postceded
  2. postcedes
  3. postceding
  4. postcellularization
  5. postcementation
  6. postcensal
  7. postcensus
  8. postcentral
  9. postcentrally
  10. postcentrifugation
  11. postcephalic

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