Decimation is valid Scrabble Word

Definitions for DECIMATION in dictionary:

NOUN:
• the act of decimating
• a drastic reduction in the strength or effectiveness of something
• the killing or destruction of a large proportion of a group or species
• the killing of one in every ten of a group of people as a punishment for the whole group (originally with reference to a mutinous Roman legion).
• A tithing.
• A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment.
• The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by pestilence or war.
• destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
OTHER DEFINITIONS:
• to select by lot and kill every tenth man of

Words related to DECIMATION

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Words that contain DECIMATION

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How to use DECIMATION in a sentence

• This decrease amounted to a veritable decimation, requiring the frequent importation of recruits to keep the ranks full.
• Death and decimation are stern facts which seem to bring conviction.

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