abstractive

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English abstractif, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (drawn away) + -ivus (-ive). Equivalent to abstract +‎ -ive.

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Adjective

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abstractive (comparative more abstractive, superlative most abstractive)

  1. Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn. [First attested in the late 15th century.][1]
  2. Derived by abstraction; belonging to abstraction. [First attested in the late 15th century.][1]

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References

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  1. 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.

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abstractive

  1. feminine singular of abstractif