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subtraction

/səbˈtɹækʃən/ noun C2
  1. The process of subtracting a number from another. (uncountable)
  2. A calculation involving subtracting. (countable) · The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.
  3. The removal of something. (countable, uncountable) · The subtraction of the wealth from the economy will result in recession.

Plural subtractions

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Everything with him was multiplication or subtraction.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 87 · C1

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