Decimation

noun

/ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/

Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.noun(strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.

2.noun(generally) The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.

3.nounA tithe or the act of tithing.

4.nounThe creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.

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