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decollation

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de·col·late 1  (d-klt)
tr.v. de·col·lat·ed, de·col·lat·ing, de·col·lates
To behead.

[Latin dcollre, dcollt- : d-, de- + collum, neck; see kwel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

decol·lation n.

de·col·late 2  (dk-lt, d-k-)
tr.v. de·col·lat·ed, de·col·lat·ing, de·col·lates
To separate the copies of (a multiple-copy computer printout, for example).

decol·lator n.

decollation
the act of decapitation; beheading or being beheaded. — decoilator, n.
See also: Killing


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