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centesimation.

The selection by lot of every hundredth man (of an army or group of prisoners or mutineers) for execution.

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌsɛntiːsɪˈmeɪʃən/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The selection by lot of every hundredth man (of an army or group of prisoners or mutineers) for execution.

    countable · rare · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From the Latin centēsimātiō, from centēsimō, from centēsimus (“hundredth”); compare quintation, septimation, decimation, vicesimation, and tricesimation.

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