Etymology

abstractable

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Today it means: Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract. Full definition →

First used First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century.English abstract ← Middle English abstract ← Latin abstractus
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  1. Latinabstrahō
  2. Latinabstractus
  3. Middle Englishabstract
  4. Englishabstract
  5. English todayabstractable

From abstract + -able.

First known use, by meaning

  • First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century. Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.

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