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English
Etymology
From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abstract + -ive.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abstractive (comparative more abstractive, superlative most abstractive)
- Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [1]
- Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [1]
Derived terms
Translations
having an abstracting nature or tendency
References
- ↑ 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
Pronunciation
Adjective
abstractive
- feminine singular of abstractif