DECOLLATION


Meaning of DECOLLATION in English

ˌdēˌkäˈlāshən noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English decollacioun, from Late Latin decollation-, decollatio, from Latin decollatus + -ion-, -io -ion

: decapitation

the feast of the decollation of St. John the Baptist is August 29

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