abstractive

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ab strak′tiv)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ab•strac•tive  (ab strak′tiv),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having the power of abstracting.
  2. pertaining to an abstract or summary.
  • Medieval Latin abstractīvus. See abstract, -ive
  • 1480–90
ab•strac′tive•ly, adv. 
ab•strac′tive•ness, n. 


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