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- Dictionaryde·ci·ma·tion/ˌdesəˈmāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. the killing or destruction of a large proportion of a group or species: "our growing hunger for fish has resulted in the decimation of fish stocks"
- 2. the killing of one in every ten of a group of people as a punishment for the whole group (originally with reference to a mutinous Roman legion). historical
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Decimate is a verb that means to select and kill every tenth person or thing, or to reduce something drastically. It comes from Latin decem, meaning "ten." See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
Decimation means the destruction of a great number or proportion of people, animals, or things, or the act of killing one-tenth of a population. Learn about its origin from Latin, and see how it is used in sentences from various sources.
Decimation is the act of killing a large number of people or animals, or reducing something severely. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of decimation from Cambridge Dictionary.
Decimation is the near-total destruction of a group, like the decimation of the candy bars that your brother was selling for school. Sorry, little brother! Decimation implies that nearly all of a population has been destroyed or killed.
Decimation means to destroy or kill a large part of a group, or to reduce something greatly. It comes from a Roman punishment of killing every tenth person in a mutinous legion.
Decimation means the act of destroying or killing a large proportion of a group or population, or in ancient Rome, the practice of killing every tenth man in a mutinous section of the army. Learn more about the word origin, usage, synonyms and sentences from Collins English Dictionary.
Decimation is the act of killing a large number of people or animals, or reducing something severely. Learn how to use this word in sentences, and see its pronunciation and translations in different languages.
