decimation
Collocations
4ADJ.
dreadful, terrible
VERB + DECIMATION
caused, suffered
DECIMATION + NOUN
o, population, tythed
PREP.
off
Definitions
noun
The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
By decimation and a tythed death; / If thy Reuenges hunger for that Food, / Which Nature loathes, take thou the deſtin'd tenth, […]
The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
And the vvhole Army had cauſe to enquire into their own Rebellions, vvhen they ſavv the Lord of Hoſts, vvith a dreadful Decimation, taking off ſo many of our Brethren by the vvorſt of Executioners.
General Secretary Mick Lynch said: "It is crystal clear that the planned cutbacks on ScotRail and SWR are just the tip of the iceberg, as cynical employers use the cloak of COVID-19 to smuggle through the decimation of jobs and services on Britain's railways.
A tithe or the act of tithing.
The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.
The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.
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5By decimation and a tythed death; / If thy Reuenges hunger for that Food, / Which Nature loathes, take thou the deſtin'd tenth, […]
WiktionaryAnd the vvhole Army had cauſe to enquire into their own Rebellions, vvhen they ſavv the Lord of Hoſts, vvith a dreadful Decimation, taking off ſo many of our Brethren by the vvorſt of Executioners.
WiktionaryGeneral Secretary Mick Lynch said: "It is crystal clear that the planned cutbacks on ScotRail and SWR are just the tip of the iceberg, as cynical employers use the cloak of COVID-19 to smuggle through
WiktionaryThe disease caused the decimation of the population.
Tatoeba · #13756313The army suffered a terrible decimation.
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