decimation
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Synonyms: deviation, dedication, defamation, declination, declamation, derivation, recitation, depilation, delibation, devitation, deization
Antonyms: deviation, dedication, defamation, declination, declamation, derivation, recitation, depilation, delibation, devitation, deization
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Noun
- {{lb|en|Ancient Rome|strictly}} The [[kill]]ing or [[punishment]] of [[every]] [[tenth]] [[person]], [[usually]] by [[lot]].
- {{lb|en|generally}} The [[kill]]ing or [[destruction]] of [[any]] [[large]] [[portion]] of a [[population]].
- A [[tithe]] or the [[act]] of [[tithing]].
- {{lb|en|mathematics}} The [[creation]] of a [[new]] [[sequence]] [[comprising]] [[only]] [[every]] [[nth|''n''th]] [[element]] of a [[source]] [[sequence]].
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