DECIMATION

decimation. Decimation, n. the act of taking the tenth

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Dec′i‐ma″tion (?), n. [[L. decimatio: cf. F. décimation.]] 1. 1. A tithing. State Trials (1630).
2. 2. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. Shak.
3. 3. The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war. Milman.