Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-DUCT'
DE-DUCT', v.t. [L. deduco, deductum. See Deduce.]
To take from; to subtract; to separate or remove, in numbering, estimating or calculating. Thus we say, from the sum of two numbers, deduct the lesser number; from the amount of profits, deduct the charges of freight.
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