decimation in Greek
decimation in Greek is αποδεκάτισμα — decimation means the killing or punishing of one person in every ten, usually chosen by lot.
decimation in Greek
αποδεκάτισμα
Pronounced: apodekatisma
(Ancient Rome, strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
What does "decimation" mean?
- noun The killing or punishing of one person in every ten, usually chosen by lot.
- noun The killing or destroying of a large part of a group of people.
- noun A tithe or the act of tithing.
- noun (computing) The making of a new list that keeps only every nth item from the original list.
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What is "decimation" in Greek?
"decimation" in Greek is αποδεκάτισμα. decimation means: The killing or punishing of one person in every ten, usually chosen by lot.
How do you pronounce αποδεκάτισμα?
"decimation" in Greek is αποδεκάτισμα, pronounced "apodekatisma".
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