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SUBTRACTIVE

\sʌbtɹˈaktɪv], \sʌbtɹˈaktɪv], \s_ʌ_b_t_ɹ_ˈa_k_t_ɪ_v]\

Definitions of SUBTRACTIVE

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary

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Tending, or having power, to subtract.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Tending, or having power, to subtract.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

Tending, or having power, to subtract.

1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.

Subtracting: tending to subtract or lessen.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Tending to subtract.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

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