Looking for the meaning of the word DECIMATIONS in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of DECIMATIONS with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Decimation
Speech Type: Noun
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the killing or destruction of a large proportion of a group or species
Short Definition:killing or destruction of large proportion of group
Examples:- our growing hunger for fish has resulted in the decimation of fish stocks
- the decimation of our rainforests
Definition:
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).
Short Definition:killing of one in every ten of group as punishment for whole group
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