DECIMATION
\dˌɛsɪmˈe͡ɪʃən], \dˌɛsɪmˈeɪʃən], \d_ˌɛ_s_ɪ_m_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of DECIMATION
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A military punishment, by which every tenth man was selected by lot, and put to death, or otherwise punished.
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