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Word entry · 11 letters

subtraction

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"Minus math"

11 letters · collected on this word page

11 lettersPronunciation /səbˈtɹækʃən/Part of speech nounSorted abcinorsttuStarts with SEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole)

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.
  • The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.

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