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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·mog·ra·phy ETYMOLOGY French démographie, from Greek dēmos people + French -graphie -graphy DATE 1880 : the statistical study of human populations especially with reference to size and density, distribution, and vital statistics English Etymology demography 1880, from Gk. demos "people" (see demotic) + English -graphy"the study of," from Gk. -graphia "description," from graphein "to write" (about). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 demography dem·og·raphy / di5mC^rEfi; NAmE -5mB:^- / noun[U] the changing number of births, deaths, diseases, etc. in a community over a period of time; the scientific study of these changes 人口统计；人口统计学；人口学: the social demography of Africa 非洲社会人口统计 • dem·og·raph·er / di5mC^rEfE(r); NAmE -5mB:^- / noun • demo·graph·ic / 7demE5^rAfik / adj.: demographic changes / trends / factors 人口结构变化；人口发展趋势；人口统计因素 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·mog·ra·phy \də̇ˈmägrəfē, dēˈ-\ noun (-es) Etymology: French démographie, from démo- dem- + -graphie -graphy : the statistical study of the characteristics of human populations especially with reference to size and density, growth, distribution, migration, and vital statistics and the effect of all these on social and economic conditions |
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