MALTHUSIAN


Meaning of MALTHUSIAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mal-ˈthü-zhən, mȯl-, -ˈthyü- ]

adjective

Etymology: Thomas R. Malthus

Date: 1821

: of or relating to Malthus or to his theory that population tends to increase at a faster rate than its means of subsistence and that unless it is checked by moral restraint or disaster (as disease, famine, or war) widespread poverty and degradation inevitably result

• Malthusian noun

• Mal·thu·sian·ism -zhə-ˌni-zəm noun

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