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subtraction

Today it means: The process of subtracting a number from another. Full definition →

Late Latin subtractio, subtractionis

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Late Latin · borrowed fromsubtractio, subtractionis
English todaysubtraction

Borrowed from Late Latin subtractio, subtractionis. Can be decomposed to subtract + -ion.

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