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8 letters · 11 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year
originFrom natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
Words from these letters
- anality 10
- nattily 10
- litany 9
- aliya 8
- inlay 8
- laity 8
- layin 8
- linty 8
- lytta 8
- natty 8
- nitty 8
- nyala 8