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[ˈsɛnsəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- an official count or survey, especially of a population
(e.g: a traffic census)
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Origin
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early 17th century (denoting a poll tax): from Latin, applied to the registration of citizens and property in ancient Rome, usually for taxation, from censere ‘assess’. The current sense dates from the mid 18th century
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