Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

postcensal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: post-cen-sal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

After a census.

Example Sentences

"Population used for computing death rates are postcensal estimates based on the 2000 census estimated as of July 1, 2007."

Etymology

From post- + censal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: post

Questions

What does postcensal mean?: After a census.
Where does postcensal come from?: From post- + censal.

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