natality

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Definition of natality

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
  2. (countable, uncountable)The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.

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Etymology

From natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.

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