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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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in a way that is correct and exact; without error

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decimation

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/Used In Literature ↓

(strictly) The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.

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. decimationfilter decimationtax decimationfactor decimation
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Synonyms

tithingtithe

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Related Words

destructiondepletiondecemuircentesimationdecimvirdecimdismeduodecimvir

Poetry examples for “decimation”

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