αποδεκάτισμα — meaning in English
apodekatisma
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English meaning
- decimation noun The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
Senses
αποδεκάτισμα is used for these senses in English:
- decimation (Ancient Rome, strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
decimation — full definition
- noun The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
- noun The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
- noun A tithe or the act of tithing.
- noun The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.