abstractif

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French

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Adjective

abstractif (feminine abstractive, masculine plural abstractifs, feminine plural abstractives)

  1. abstractive

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Middle English

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Etymology

From Latin abstractivus, from abstractus (drawn away) + -īvus; equivalent to abstract +‎ -if.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /abˌstrakˈtiːf/, /abˈstraktiv/

Adjective

abstractif

  1. (grammar, of nouns) Denoting a quality or state that is not concrete; abstract.

Descendants

  • English: abstractive

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