• @seaQueue
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      33 hours ago

      Decimation means killing 1/10th of a group or population.

      • @Hugin
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        139 minutes ago

        It means removal of 1/10th. deci 1/10 matus remove. So yes decimation was the name of the Roman punishment where 1/10 of a group was killed. But it can be applied to any group of people or things.