demographic English · revision 15056

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+ ==Pronunciation==

+ * IPA: /ˌdem.əˈɡræf.ɪk/, /ˌdiː.məˈɡræf.ɪk/^(Roach et al. 2011)

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+ ==Etymology==

+ It is formed from [[demography]] and [[-ic]],^(Etymonline) or taken from [[fr|démographique]].^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==

+ Of or relating to demography: 1882.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)^(MWU 2024)

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+ ==Semantic evolution==

+ Demographer is from 1877.^(Etymonline) The plural noun, demographics, population statistics, is from 1967,^(OED 1989) and a demographic, a section of the population, by 1998.^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Timeline==

+ * 1877 – demographer.^(Etymonline)

+ * 1882 – demographic.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)

+ * 1967 – demographics.^(OED 1989)

+ * by 1998 – a demographic (noun).^(Etymonline)

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+ ==Modern meaning==

+ ===Adjective===

+ # Of or relating to [[demography]], the study of populations.^(AHD)^(Collins 2023)

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+ ===Noun===

+ # A section of the population sharing characteristics such as age, sex or class.^(Collins 2023)^(Etymonline)

+ # ''demographics'': statistics about a population.^(OED 1989)

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+ ==Word family==

+ * [[demographically]]

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+ ==Related words==

+ * [[demography]]

+ * [[democracy]]

+ * [[epidemic]]

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+ ==References==

+ {{reflist}}