abstractable

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UK/əbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/US/æbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/

adjective

Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.

OriginEnglish abstract ← Middle English abstract ← Latin abstractus →
First used First attested in the late 19ᵗʰ century.Scrabble 18
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Meanings

adjectiveabstractable (comparative more abstractable, superlative most abstractable)

comparative more abstractable · superlative most abstractable

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

Origin

  1. Latinabstrahō
  2. Latinabstractus
  3. Middle Englishabstract
  4. Englishabstract
  5. Englishabstractable

From abstract + -able.

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Translations

Portuguese abstraível
  • abstraívelable to be abstracted
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APA

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MLA

“abstractable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abstractable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abstractable.

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