decimation
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Noun
- Destroying or killing a large part of the population (literally every tenth person as chosen by lot)
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "decimation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | definition | 4 | 38 |
| 2 | declaration | 4 | 24 |
| 3 | dedication | 4 | 21 |
| 4 | domination | 4 | 15 |
| 5 | discretion | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | dominican | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | delegation | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | desperation | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | diffraction | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | distortion | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | desolation | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | derivation | 4 | 4 |
| 13 | deposition | 4 | 3 |
| 14 | detonation | 4 | 3 |
| 15 | dilatation | 4 | 3 |
| 16 | disruption | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | dissolution | 4 | 3 |
| 18 | divination | 4 | 3 |
| 19 | dionysian | 5 | 2 |
| 20 | donaldson | 3 | 2 |
| 21 | downtrodden | 3 | 2 |
| 22 | dandelion | 4 | 1 |
| 23 | demolition | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | diminution | 4 | 1 |
| 25 | disunion | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | adulteration | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | d'artagnan | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | daffynition | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | danielsen | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | danielson | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | darlington | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | darwinian | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | decommission | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | defamation | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | deflection | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | desiccation | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | dethlefsen | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | detlefsen | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | deukmejian | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | devolution | 4 | 0 |
| 41 | dickensian | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | disillusion | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | dissertation | 4 | 0 |
| 44 | dissipation | 4 | 0 |
| 45 | doordarshan | 3 | 0 |
| 46 | draconian | 4 | 0 |
| 47 | draftsman | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | draftsmen | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | duncanson | 3 | 0 |
| 50 | edification | 5 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "decimation".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dedication | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | deviation | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | depreciation | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | decoration | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | denunciation | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | estimation | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | deviations | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | derivation | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | recitation | 4 | 3 |
| 10 | denunciations | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | dilation | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | recrimination | 5 | 1 |
| 13 | decimating | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | decapitation | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | excitation | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | defamation | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | depreciations | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | decapitations | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | ideation | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | demotion | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "decimation" in the same piece of text.
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Words that contain the same consonants as the term "decimation".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 1
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 50
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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