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intercensal, a.|ɪntəˈsɛnsəl|
[Improperly f. inter- 4 b + L. censu-s census + -al1: the etymological form would be intercensual: see censual.]
Of, or belonging to the interval between two censuses, occurring between two censuses.
1887Leeds Mercury 3 Feb. 4/6 The rate of growth during the intercensal period has been the same as in the decade preceding 1881. 1891Athenæum 20 June 803/3 Methods..suggested for estimating the population of towns in intercensal years. 1894Times 6 Jan. 12/1 The average annual rate of growth in the last intercensal period. |