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 Word: Decimation
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Destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot).
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Definition Complexity: 30786

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wendy19932004 • 320k wrote:
To get rid of a lot of people

Definition Complexity: 1442
Improvement over original definition: 29344

ADD COMMENT • link written 6.7 years ago by wendy19932004 • 320k
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interstellar • 235k wrote:
The killing of most members of a population on purpose.

Definition Complexity: 12710
Improvement over original definition: 18076

ADD COMMENT • link written 6.7 years ago by interstellar • 235k
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davidmark12 • 2.9k wrote:
Thanks for sharing the information.

Definition Complexity: 1851
Improvement over original definition: 28935

ADD COMMENT • link written 2.5 years ago by davidmark12 • 2.9k

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