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Killing vs Septimation - What's the difference?

killing | septimation |

As nouns the difference between killing and septimation

is that killing is an instance of someone being killed while septimation is the loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group).

As a verb killing

is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective killing

is that literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.

killing

English

(wikipedia killing)

Verb

(head)
    • This work is killing me.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal.
  • Devastatingly attractive.
  • That makes one ‘die’ with laughter; very funny.
  • * 1978 , (Lawrence Durrell), Livia'', Faber & Faber 1992 (''Avignon Quintet ), p. 471:
    • Livia found her ‘killing ’, and derived such amusement from her Martinique French that he was forced to enjoy her as well.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an instance of someone being killed
  • (informal) A large amount of money.
    • He made a killing on the stock market.

    Derived terms

    * honour killing / honor killing * killingly * make a killing * nonkilling * targeted killing * thrill killing

    septimation

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • (rare) The loss, seizure, destruction, or killing of one seventh (of something or of a group).
  • * 1844 , J.A.T., “Observations on the Genius of the Christian Sabbath, as Illustrated in the Life of Wilberforce” in The Oberlin Evangelist VI, ? 5, page 40
    • To Wilberforce ‘the Sabbath was a delight’ […] O how often, even among those who most punctiliously observe it, does it seem […] an unwelcome exaction, a sort of septimation of time, as grievous as church decimations of property.
  • * 1853 , William Jackman [aut.] and I. Chamberlayne [ed.], The Australian Captive , chapter XVII, page 206
    • We had gone into the enemy’s ground with seven hundred warriors?—?a little over one hundred of whom were missing when we left it?—?as, at that time, we could hardly muster six hundred. This septimation of our men was accompanied by a proportionate riddance of such encumbrances of the expedition as wore the shape of women and little ones.

    Coordinate terms

    * (decimation equivalents)