natality

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natality

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From natal + -ity, perhaps after mortality. Compare French natalité (“birthrate”) and Middle English natalyte (“birth”). Philosophical usage introduced by Hannah Arendt.

noun natalities

countable, uncountable The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year.
Similar: birthrate
countable, uncountable The human ability to create new ideas, institutions and frameworks out of nothing.

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@misc{natality_2026,
  title = {natality},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/natality},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}