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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'decimation' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions decimation noun  A tithing. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for punishment. (RQ:Shakespeare Timon), V-v - By and a tithed death, / ... take thou the destin'd tenth. 1702: w:Cotton Mather, Cotton Mather, Magnalia Christi Americana - And the whole army had cause to enquire into their own rebellions, when they saw the Lord of Hosts, with a dreadful , taking off so many of our brethren by the worst of executioners. Etymology: From Latin Decimatio, a punishment where every 10th man in a unit would be stoned to death by the men who were spared. Used by the Romans to keep order in their military.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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