noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/ˈsɛnsəs/
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CMU ARPABET:S EH1 N S AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
An official count or enumeration of members of a population (not necessarily human), usually residents or citizens in a particular region, often done at regular intervals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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2
noun
Meaning 2
The people being treated in a healthcare facility, clinic or program.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Count, tally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A type of tax levied by feudal lords on peasants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, historical, uncountable
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5
noun
Meaning 5
A count of the number of individual patterns within a larger pattern, most often the ash of a soup or a methuselah.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract