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decimation in Swedish

decimation in Swedish is decimering — decimation means the killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.

decimation in Swedish

decimering
noun
(Ancient Rome, strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.

What does "decimation" mean?

  1. noun The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
  2. noun The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
  3. noun A tithe or the act of tithing.
  4. noun The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.
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What is "decimation" in Swedish?

"decimation" in Swedish is decimering. decimation means: The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.

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