English - Etymology

From Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”). Equivalent to abstract +‎ -ive.

English - Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æbˈstɹæk.tɪv/, /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/

English - Adjective

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 Having an abstracting nature or tendency; tending to separate; tending to be withdrawn.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

Translations

English - References

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7), page 10

Middle English - Etymology

First attested circa 1350, from Medieval Latin abstractivus, from Latin abstractus (“drawn away”) + -ivus (“-ive”).

Middle English - Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /əbˈstɹæk.tɪv/

Middle English - Adjective

abstractive

1. (grammar) Denoting a quality or state; not concrete.

Middle English - References

1. ^ 2003 [1933], Brown, Lesley editor, The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-860575-7, page 10:

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