decimation vs holocaust

decimation

noun
  • The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population. 

  • A digital signal-processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal; downsampling 

  • The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence. 

  • A tithe or the act of tithing. 

  • The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot. 

holocaust

noun
  • Extensive destruction of a group of animals or (especially) people; a large-scale massacre or slaughter. 

  • Complete destruction by fire; also, the thing so destroyed. 

  • An offering or sacrifice to a deity that is completely burned to ashes. 

  • A complete or large offering or sacrifice. 

verb
  • To sacrifice (chiefly an animal) to be completely burned. 

  • To destroy (something) completely, especially by fire. 

  • To subject (a group of people) to a holocaust (mass annihilation); to destroy en masse. 

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