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PRONUNCIATION OF DECIMATION

decimation  [ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃ ən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DECIMATION

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Decimation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DECIMATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Decimation

Decimation may refer to: ▪ Decimation, a form of military discipline used by officers in the Roman army for punishment ▪ Decimation, reduction of a digital signal's sampling-rate ▪ Decimation, a 2006 Marvel Comics crossover storyline spinning off of the House of M limited series...

Definition of decimation in the English dictionary

The definition of decimation in the dictionary is the destruction or killing of a large proportion of.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DECIMATION


coagulation
kəʊˌæɡjʊˈleɪʃ ən
colonization
ˌkɒlənaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
commercialization
kəˌmɜːʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ən
congratulation
kənˌɡrætʃʊˈleɪʃ ən
cremation
krɪˈmeɪʃ ən
deforestation
diːˌfɒrɪˈsteɪʃ ən
dehydration
ˌdiːhaɪˈdreɪʃ ən
detoxification
diːˌtɒksɪfɪˈkeɪʃ ən
devastation
ˌdɛvəˈsteɪʃ ən
disconfirmation
ˌdɪskɒnfəˈmeɪʃ ən
dissemination
dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃ ən
eradication
ɪˌrædɪˈkeɪʃ ən
escalation
ˌɛskəˈleɪʃ ən
evacuation
ɪˌvækjʊˈeɪʃ ən
evaporation
ɪˌvæpəˈreɪʃ ən
exaggeration
ɪɡˌzædʒəˈreɪʃ ən
exanimation
ɪɡzˌænɪˈmeɪʃ ən
exploitation
ˌɛksplɔɪˈteɪʃ ən
fabrication
ˌfæbrɪˈkeɪʃ ən
fascination
ˌfæsɪˈneɪʃ ən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DECIMATION

decimal
decimal classification
decimal currency
decimal fraction
decimal place
decimal point
decimal system
decimalisation
decimalism
decimalist
decimalization
decimalize
decimally
decimate
decimator
decime
decimeter
decimetre
decimetric
decinormal

WORDS THAT END LIKE DECIMATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of decimation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «decimation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DECIMATION

Find out the translation of decimation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of decimation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «decimation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抽取
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

diezmado
570 millions of speakers

English

decimation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

तबाही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هلاك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прореживание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

dizimação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধ্বংসকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

décimation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penipuan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dezimierung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

デシメーション
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

데시 메이션
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Decimation
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

decimation
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிதைத்துவிட முடியும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुटप्पीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kırım
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

decimazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

decymacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

проріджування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decimare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποδεκατισμό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitkap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

decimering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

desimering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of decimation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DECIMATION»

The term «decimation» is regularly used and occupies the 82.139 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DECIMATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about decimation

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DECIMATION»

Discover the use of decimation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to decimation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Decimation
"From House of M comes Quicksilver..." -- on cover.
‎2006
2
Cherokee Tragedy: The Ridge Family and the Decimation of a ...
Chronicles the rise of the Cherokee Nation and its rapid decline, focusing on the Ridge-Watie family and their experiences during the Cherokee removal.
Thurman Wilkins, 1989
3
Decimation Lowpass Filters for Sigma-Delta Modulators: A ...
In order to compare several filter realizations, three examples are considered. These are the comb-FIR cascade, the sharpened comb-FIR cascade and the sharpened comb-half band filter cascade.
Rüdiger Kusch, 2002
4
Decimation Testing of High Density Seismic Data for the ...
Scope and method of study.
Eric Matthew Gerding, 2007
5
Who Killed the Grand Banks: The Untold Story Behind the ...
There’s a price to pay when a society ignores its role as a steward of the environment. This book poses the question of our generation: will the ecological disaster that befell the Northern cod happen again?
Alex Rose, 2010
6
Decimation
With companies set up worldwide can they stop the plans Rebecca Dean has made to destroy the Vitae Corporation and possibly the entire world? Find out in the first book of the Decimation series.
Marisa Cantrell-Rodriguez, 2013
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Digital Signal Processing: System Analysis and Design
Multiratesystemsareusedinseveralapplications, rangingfromdigitalfilterdesigntosignal coding and compression, and have been increasingly present in modern digital systems. First, we study the basic operations of decimation and interpolation, ...
Paulo S. R. Diniz, Eduardo A. B. da Silva, Sergio L. Netto, 2010
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What Is Biodiversity?
This is why Gould depicts the history of life as diversification followed by decimation rather than one of diversification, decimation in mass extinctions, followed by the evolution of further diversity: a history as depicted, for example, in figure 3.3.
James Maclaurin, Kim Sterelny, 2008
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The Decimation Of America By Its Own Hand
Harris challenges the thoughtful to take stock of their faith and its relationship to the world around them and provides them with an insight into the issues of today's socioeconomic climate.
John Harris, L. Sr., John L. Harris Sr, 2004
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Vision, Modeling, and Visualization 2002: Proceedings, ...
Jianhua Wu Leif Kobbelt Abstract We present a new mesh decimation framework which is hased on the prohabilistic optrmization technique of Multiple-Choice algorithms. While producing the same expected quality of the output meshes. the  ...
Günther Greiner, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DECIMATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term decimation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Did American volcanoes trigger fall of Roman Empire?
... to widespread famine and the great Justinian Plague of 541-543A that was responsible for decimation populations in the Mediterranean.”. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
FG: Excess Crude Account Intact
... community that the Buahri-led administration had approved the decimation of the ECA which constitutes part of the country's foreign reserves. «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»
3
SEGA has betrayed its fans, and wants to win them back
... Golden Axe and watched SEGA's 16-bit domination to its Dreamcast decimation might even feel a little betrayed. SEGA's fall from grace has ... «Lazygamer, Jul 15»
4
COSEG accuses Omisore of instigating protests against Aregbesola
According to them, “We, as a Yoruba organisation, cannot watch as some people who have been part of the systematic decimation of our race ... «DailyPost Nigeria, Jul 15»
5
End of Boko Haram is in sight- Buhari
... to significant seizures of weapons and vehicles, a blockage of their sources of arms and ammunition, and a decimation of their fighting men. «BusinessDay, Jul 15»
6
Letter: Review rules before changes
Construction of modern, suburban structures will only lead to decimation of the heart of this district, and thus the heart of the City. The Old Aiken ... «Aiken Standard, Jul 15»
7
MP links welfare cuts to suicide
"Dark times are indeed ahead - especially as these cuts will see further decimation of the already over-stretched and struggling social security ... «Glasgow South and Eastwood Extra, Jul 15»
8
Letter: Faith, understanding will defeat racism
Death by racist and hateful motivations stems from discrimination and often ends in decimation of honest people. In Charleston, S.C., a single ... «Berkshire Eagle, Jul 15»
9
Investment Firm Can't Shake $55M Securities Suit
... in high risk and highly speculative foreign mining stocks, “resulting in the decimation of its clients' portfolios.” The company saw $60 million. «Law360, Jul 15»
10
We Must Look to History for Answers to Tackling Alcoholism, Not …
This massive disruption of an entire society through extreme violence and the decimation of mostly male members of the community meant that ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»

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