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[ noun ] the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year

Synonyms

fertility fertility_rate natality birth_rate

Related terms

rate

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Rhymes with

invertebrate vertebrate beret substrate arbitrate perpetrate nitrate narrate serrate rate trait infiltrate castrate penetrate straight strait demonstrate orchestrate concentrate infiltrate frustrate denigrate berate celebrate calibrate disintegrate reintegrate magistrate integrate administrate illustrate emigrate gyrate prostrate underrate hydrate migrate freight grate great crate desecrate carbohydrate irate overrate vibrate integrate immigrate consecrate prorate perchlorate chlorate dehydrate

Phonetic and Homophones

B ER1 TH R EY2 T

Similar Spelling

birth_rate birthwort birthroot birthright

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