neo-Malthusian

adjective

neo-Mal·thu·sian ˌnē-ō-mal-ˈthü-zhən

-mȯl-,

-ˈthyü-

: advocating control of population growth (as by contraception)

neo-Malthusian noun

neo-Malthusianism

ˌnē-ō-mal-ˈthü-zhə-ˌni-zəm

-mȯl-

-ˈthyü-

noun

Word History

Etymology

neo- + malthusian

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of neo-Malthusian was in 1879

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