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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
birthrate \birthrate\n. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; usually expressed as birthes per 1000 population per year.
Syn: fertility, fertility rate. [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
birthrate
noun: the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year [syn: {birth rate}, {fertility}, {fertility rate}, {natality}]
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