Associations to the word «Malthusianism»
Noun
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Wiktionary
MALTHUSIANISM, noun. The viewpoint that the population will always grow faster than the food supply that it needs to survive and prosper.
Dictionary definition
MALTHUSIANISM, noun. Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.