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Decimation

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(1):

(n.) A tithing.

(2):

(n.) A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.

(3):

(n.) The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Decimation'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/decimation.html. 1828.
 
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