Thesaurus: decimation

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1. n. A tithing.
2. n. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.
3. n. The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.
4. n. destroying or killing a large part of the population
5. 1. A tithing. [Obs.] State Trials (1630). 2. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. Shak. 3. The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war. Milman.
6. n:100 n. destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)