jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWashington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscriberswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square60fedilinkarrow-up1600cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1600external-linkWashington Post cancellations hit 250,000 – 10% of subscriberswww.theguardian.comjeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square60fedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareseaQueue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 days agoDecimation means killing 1/10th of a group or population.
minus-squareHugin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 days agoIt 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.
Decimation means killing 1/10th of a group or population.
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.