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decollation

/ˌdɛkəˈleɪʃən/

Translations

decollationnoun

decollations

/ˌdɛkəˈleɪʃən/

The decollation of the king was a significant event in history.

Обезглавливание короля было значительным событием в истории.

Additional translations

снятие с шеи

отсечение головы

Synonyms

cutting off the head

decollationadjective

more decollation

Comp.

most decollation

Super.

/ˌdiːkəˈleɪʃən/

Used attributively to modify another noun (e.g., "decollation machine", "decollation feast").

decollationnoun

The act of beheading or removing the head from a body.

The decollation of the statue was a shocking act of vandalism.

The process of separating continuous, multi-part business forms into individual sheets or copies, especially in printing and data processing.

After printing the invoices, the operator performed decollation to separate the customer copies.

decollationadjective

Relating to or designed for decollation (either the act of beheading or the separation of continuous forms).

The company invested in new decollation equipment to speed up production.