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abstractum

UK/əbˈstɹæktəm/US/æbˈstɹæktəm/

abstractum noun: something which is abstract or exists abstractly.

Noun

abstractum (plural abstracta)

  1. (plural-normally) Something which is abstract or exists abstractly.
    • There are quite familiar and truly outstanding liabilities—ontological, epistemological, and phenomenological—associated with saying that merely intentional objects are abstracta, or mental concreta, or non-existent non-mental concreta.2008 August 5, Uriah Kriegel, “The dispensability of (merely) intentional objects”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 141, number 1, →DOI

Forms of abstractum

pluralabstracta

Origin of abstractum

Borrowed from Latin abstractum, neuter of abstractus (“drawn away”). Doublet of abstract.

Phrases with abstractum

Questions about abstractum

What does abstractum mean?
Abstractum means something which is abstract or exists abstractly.
What part of speech is abstractum?
Abstractum is a noun.
How do you pronounce abstractum?
Abstractum is pronounced /əbˈstɹæktəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of abstractum?
The plural of abstractum is abstracta.

Words near abstractum in the dictionary

  1. abstractnesses
  2. abstractor
  3. abstractors
  4. abstracts
  5. abstracts of title
  6. abstractum
  7. Abstragedy
  8. abstrict
  9. abstricted
  10. abstricting
  11. abstriction

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