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decapitation

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12 lettersPronunciation /dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted aacdeiinopttStarts with DEnds with N0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. killing by cutting off the head

Word origin

From French décapitation.

Used in a sentence

  • If the headsman's axe was sharp and his aim was true, decapitation was a quick and relatively painless form of death.
  • The tortoise, possessing, like the serpent, the power of retaining life in its limbs after mutilation or decapitation, became a symbol of androgynity as well as of immortality.
  • A decapitation strike carried out by drone killed many of the country's senior generals.

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