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Malthus Definition & Meaning

malthus
noun
  1. an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)

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What does malthus mean?
an English economist who argued that increases in population would outgrow increases in the means of subsistence (1766-1834)
What part of speech is malthus?
Malthus is a noun.

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