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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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destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
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