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minuend

mi·nuend

UK/ˈmɪnjʊˌɛnd/ uncommon

noun

1.

the number from which the subtrahend is subtracted

Origin

From Latin minuendus (“something to be diminished”), gerundive of minuō (“decrease, diminish”), by surface analysis, minus + -end.

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