Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Mal|thu|sian|ism — «mal THOO zhuh nihz uhm, zee uh », noun. the theories of Malthus and his followers … Useful english dictionary
ne|o-Mal|thu|sian|ism — «NEE oh mal THOO zhuh nihz uhm, zee uh », noun. the theories of the neo Malthusians … Useful english dictionary
ne|o-Mal|thu|sian — «NEE oh mal THOO zhuhn, zee uhn», adjective, noun. –adj. of or having to do with the theory or view, based upon Malthusianism, which advocates selective birth control as a means of eliminating poverty and raising the standard of living. –n. an… … Useful english dictionary
mal — mal·a·bar; mal·a·can·thid; mal·a·cob·del·lid; mal·a·cop·te·ryg·ian; mal·a·ga; mal·a·gasy; mal·a·pert; mal·a·prop; mal·ap·ro·pos; mal·content; mal·dan·id; mal·div·i·an; mal·e·dict; mal·function; mal·ice; mal·le·ate; mal·lee; mal·let; mal·odor·ant; … English syllables
thu — ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·an·thu·rus; an·thu·ri·um; ar·e·thu·sa; ar·thu·ri·an; ar·thu·ri·ana; bo·e·thu·si·an; cy·clo·thu·rus; en·thu·si·asm; en·thu·si·ast; en·thu·si·as·ti·cal; en·thu·si·as·ti·cal·ly; ep·i·thu·met·ic; hol·o·thu·ria; hol·o·thu·ri·ae;… … English syllables
malthusian — mal·thu·sian … English syllables
Malthus,Thomas Robert — Mal·thus (mălʹthəs), Thomas Robert. 1766 1834. British economist who wrote An Essay on the Principle of Population (1798), arguing that population tends to increase faster than food supply, with inevitably disastrous results, unless the increase… … Universalium
Malthusian — Mal•thu•sian [[t]mælˈθu ʒən, zi ən[/t]] adj. 1) bus pertaining to the theories of Malthus, which state that population increases faster than the means of subsistence unless war, famine, or disease intervenes or efforts are made to limit… … From formal English to slang
Malthusian — Mal·thu·sian mal th(y)ü zhən, mȯl adj 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 by disease, famine, war, or… … Medical dictionary
Malthusianism — Mal·thu·sian·ism .iz əm n the doctrines of Malthus esp. with respect to the difference between the rates of increase of a population and its food supply and to the long term effects of this difference on the population … Medical dictionary
