sub'tracter
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to calculate the difference between (two numbers or quantities) by subtraction |
| 2. | to remove (a part of a thing, quantity, etc) from the whole |
| [C16: from Latin subtractus withdrawn, from subtrahere to draw away from beneath, from | |
| sub'tracter | |
| —n | |
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