Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

demography

/dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: de-mog-ra-phy
IPA: /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.

Uncountable

noun

The study of the structure and population dynamics of other lifeforms, such as mammals, insects, plants, etc.

Uncountable

noun

The particular demographic makeup of a population.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"the schoolʼs demography began to change with the immigrants and their offspring pouring in"
"Above all, it is in the process of transforming itself so fundamentally through demography that, in a few decades at most, it will no longer make sense to call this the same society."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: demo
Root: δῆμος, -γραφία
Suffix: graphy

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

demographies (plural)

Derived Forms

biodemography demographic demosprudence ethnodemography geodemography paleodemography phylodemography sociodemography

Frequently Paired Words

demographer demographics

Synonyms

demology human ecology

Rhymes With

photography geography biography bibliography pornography autobiography choreography topography cinematography typography chromatography iconography

Questions

How do you pronounce demography?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈmɒɡɹəfi/.
What does demography mean?: The study of the characteristics of human populations, especially with regards to their makeup and fluctuations and the social causes behind these.
Where does demography come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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