Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUB-STRACT'
SUB-STI-TU'TION-ALSUB-STRAC'TION
SUB-STRACT', v.t. [L. subtraho, subtractum.]
To subtract. Note. Substract was formerly used in analogy with abstract. But in modern usage, it is written according to the Latin, subtract. – See this word and its derivatives.
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