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demography

de·mog·raphy

UK/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/ US/dɪˈmɑɡrʌfi/ uncommon

noun

1.

the branch of sociology that studies the characteristics of human populations

Origin

From demo- (“people”) + -graphy (“written representation of”) (From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “people”) and Ancient Greek -γραφία (-graphía), from γραφή (graphḗ, “writing, drawing, description”)).

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