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Plural of subtraction

regular plural

The plural of subtraction is subtractions.

Forms of subtraction

Singularsubtraction /səbˈtɹækʃən/
Pluralsubtractions
Countablecountable and uncountable

Subtractions in a sentence

  • The teacher has set us ten subtractions to do by tomorrow.

Meaning of subtraction

  1. noun The process of subtracting a number from another.
  2. noun A calculation involving subtracting.
  3. noun The removal of something.

Full definition of subtraction

Questions about the plural of subtraction

What is the plural of subtraction?
The plural of subtraction is subtractions.
Is subtraction countable?
Subtraction is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: subtraction (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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