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English > 1 sense of the word decimation:
NOUNactdecimationdestroying or killing a large / large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
decimation > pronunciation
Soundsdeh'sahmey.shahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn...
English > decimation: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningDestroying or killing a large / large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot).
Broaderdestruction, devastationThe termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Verbsdecimatekill / kill / kill in large numbers