Definition of Abstractive

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abstractive
adj. withdrawing; having the ability to abstract; summarizing

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Abstractive Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Abstractive
(a.)
Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.
  

WordNet 2.0
abstractive

Adjective
1. of an abstracting nature or having the power of abstracting; "abstractive analysis"
(similar) theoretical, theoretic

hEnglish - advanced version
abstractive

abstractive
\ab*strac"tive\ (&?;), a. [cf. f. abstractif.] having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature. "the abstractive faculty." taylor.