Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SUB-TRACT'
SUB-TON'IC, or SUB-SEM'I-TONESUB-TRACT'ED
SUB-TRACT', v.t. [L. subtraho, subtractus; sub and traho, to draw.]
To withdraw or take a part from the rest; to deduct. Subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.
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