abstractive
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abstract + -ive.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
- (US) IPA(key): /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv/, /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -æktɪv
Adjective[edit]
abstractive (comparative more abstractive, superlative most abstractive)
- Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.][1]
- Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [First attested in the late 15th century.][1]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
having an abstracting nature or tendency
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derived by abstraction
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References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief, William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abstractive”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
abstractive
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