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MALTHUSIAN

\malθjˈuːzɪən], \malθjˈuːzɪən], \m_a_l_θ_j_ˈuː_z_ɪ__ə_n]\

Definitions of MALTHUSIAN

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. Malthus, or conforming to his views; as, theories.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Of or pertaining to Malthus (1766-1824), an English economist who taught that the natural tendency of population is to increase so as to outrun the means of subsistence.
A follower or adherent of Malthus.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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