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Webster 1913 Edition
Decapitation
De-capˊi-ta′tion
,Noun.
[LL.
decapitatio
: cf. F. décapitation
.] The act of beheading; beheading.
Webster 1828 Edition
Decapitation
DECAPITA'TION
,Noun.
DECAPH'YLLOUS, a. [Gr. ten and a leaf.] Having ten leaves.
DEC'ARBONIZE, v.t. To deprive of carbon; as, to decarbonize steel.
DEC'ARBONIZED, pp. Deprived of carbon.
DEC'ARBONIZING, ppr. Depriving of carbon.
DEC'ASTICH, n. [Gr. ten and a verse.] A poem consisting of ten lines.
DEC'ASTYLE, n. [Gr. ten and a column.] A building with an ordnance of ten columns in front.
DECA'Y, v.i. [Fr. dechoir, from L. de and cado, to fall, or decedo.]
Definition 2024
décapitation
décapitation
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French
Noun
décapitation f (plural décapitations)
- decapitation or beheading, the act of decapitating or beheading