"decollation" meaning in All languages combined

See decollation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: decollations [plural]
Etymology: From the Latin decollatus, from de + collum. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷel-}}, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} decollation (countable and uncountable, plural decollations)
  1. The act of beheading someone. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-decollation-en-noun-6AOuR6~s
  2. A picture of a decapitation, especially of the head of St John the Baptist on a charger. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-decollation-en-noun-LdOQY2K1
  3. The festival of the Baptist, celebrated on 29 August. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-decollation-en-noun-3wP-z8Jn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 40 58 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 6 28 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: decollate

Inflected forms

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