Abstractum

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /É™bˈstɹæk.tmÌ©/
• US IPA: /æbˈstɹæk.tmÌ©/

Origin

Borrowing from la abstractum neuter of abstractus ("drawn away").

Full definition of abstractum

Noun

1. (philosophy, usually in the plural) Something which is abstract or exists abstractly. First attested in the mid 19^th century.

• August 5, 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.

Coordinate terms

• concretum