abstractum en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /əbˈstɹæktəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /æbˈstɹæktəm/ (US)
- /əb-/ (US)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin abstractum, neuter of abstractus (“drawn away”). Doublet of abstract.
Meanings
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(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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| abstracta | Number=Plur | lexicographic |