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Decimation
ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃn
Decimation definitions
noun
decimation
decimations
- the killing or destruction of a large proportion of a group or species
"our growing hunger for fish has resulted in the decimation of fish stocks"
- a drastic reduction in the strength or effectiveness of something
"we need to halt the decimation of this country's manufacturing base"
- 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)