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census vs enumeration

enumeration vs census

census and enumeration both are nouns.

census is a verb but enumeration is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
census Yes No Yes No
enumeration Yes No No No
As nouns, enumeration is a hypernym of census; that is, enumeration is a word with a broader meaning than census:
  • census: a periodic count of the population
  • enumeration: the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
Other hypernyms of census include count, counting, numeration, reckoning, tally.
census (noun) enumeration (noun)
a periodic count of the population the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
a numbered list
census (verb) enumeration (verb)
conduct a census
Difference between census and enumeration

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