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   De·ci·ma·tion

   /ˌdesəˈmāSH(ə)n/

   

   noun

   • 1. 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"
   • 2. 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). historical

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