ABSTRACT'IVE, adjective Having the power or quality of abstracting. ABSTRACT'IVE, adjective Abstracted, or drawn from other substances.
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Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary
ABSTRACT'IVE, adjective Having the power or quality of abstracting. ABSTRACT'IVE, adjective Abstracted, or drawn from other substances.
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