Malthus
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Malthus
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proper noun
- A surname from Middle English.
- Ellipsis of Thomas Malthus, English demographer and political economist, who proposed that population growth always exceeds the growth of the necessary food supply. Enough for us to understand that Heuschrecke is a disciple of Malthus ; and so zealous for the doctrine, that his zeal almost literally eats him up.
Talk about this word "Malthus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malthus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Malthus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malthus "Malthus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malthus.
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@misc{malthus_2026,
title = {Malthus},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malthus},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
