décapitation

See also: decapitation

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēcapitātiōnem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.ka.pi.ta.sjɔ̃/

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Noun

décapitation f (plural décapitations)

1. decapitation or beheading, the act of decapitating or beheading

Related terms

• décapiter
• décapiteur

Further reading

• “décapitation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.