Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for DE-DUC'TION
DE-DUC'TION, n. [L. deductio.]
- The act of deducting.
- That which is deducted; sum or amount taken from another; defalcation; abatement; as, this sum is a deduction from the yearly rent.
- That which is drawn from premises; fact, opinion, or hypothesis, collected from principles or facts stated, or established data; inference; consequence drawn; conclusion; as, this opinion is a fair deduction from the principles you have advanced.
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