decimation
/ˌdɛsɪˈmeɪʃən/noun
High School
1
The killing or punishment of every tenth person, usually by lot.
2
The killing or destruction of any large portion of a population.
3
A tithe or the act of tithing.
4
The creation of a new sequence comprising only every nth element of a source sequence.
5
A digital signal-processing technique for reducing the number of samples in a discrete-time signal; downsampling
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Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing