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decollation

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From the Latin decollatus, from de + collum.

noun decollations

  1. countable, uncountable The act of beheading someone. She was borne Jan. 29ᵗʰ, morning, scil. the day before the anniversary-day of the king's [Charles I of England] decollation.
  2. countable, uncountable A picture of a decapitation, especially of the head of St John the Baptist on a charger.
  3. countable, uncountable The festival of the Baptist, celebrated on 29 August.

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"decollation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/decollation. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"decollation." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/decollation.

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@misc{decollation_2026,
  title = {decollation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/decollation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}