How to pronounce census
American English pronunciation
SEN-sus
- IPA
- /ˈsɛnsəs/
- Syllables
- SEN · sus (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What census means
An official count of all the people living in a place
In a sentence: Every ten years, the census counts how many people live in each town.
Where it comes from: It comes straight from Latin, from a verb meaning "to judge" or "to assess."
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