- ab|strac|tion|al
- ab|strac|tion|al «ab STRAK shuh nuhl», adjective.having to do with abstraction: »
... music so astringent…that it amounts to abstractional design (New York Times).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
ab|strac|tion|al
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ab|strac|tion — «ab STRAK shuhn», noun. 1. the idea of a quality thought of apart from any particular object or real thing having that quality; abstract idea, concept, or term: »Whiteness, courage, hope, sorrow, and length are abstractions. A line that has no… … Useful english dictionary
ab|strac|tion|ism — «ab STRAK shuh nihz uhm», noun. 1. the theory or principles of abstract art. 2. the art or practice of making abstractions, especially in art: »Making mobiles is a type of abstractionism … Useful english dictionary
ab|strac|tion|ist — «ab STRAK shuh nihst», noun. 1. an artist who produces works of abstract art: »The abstractionist, though, works in symbols, not depicting the object but suggesting it (New Yorker). 2. an idealist; a dreamer … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|ab|strac|tion|ist — «SEHM ee ab STRAK shuh nihst», noun. an artist who produces semiabstractions … Useful english dictionary
sem|i|ab|strac|tion — «SEHM ee ab STRAK shuhn», noun. a work of semiabstract art … Useful english dictionary
ab·strac·tion — /æbˈstrækʃən/ noun, pl tions 1 [noncount] : the act of obtaining or removing something from a source : the act of abstracting something abstraction of data from hospital records 2 formal : a general idea or quality rather than an actual person,… … Useful english dictionary
tion — ab·bre·vi·a·tion; ab·di·ca·tion; ab·duc·tion; ab·er·ra·tion; ab·er·ra·tion·al; ab·jec·tion; ab·junc·tion; ab·ju·ra·tion; ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·la·tion; ab·lu·tion; ab·mi·gra·tion; ab·ne·ga·tion; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom;… … English syllables
strac — ab·strac·tion; ab·strac·tion·ism; ab·strac·tive; ab·strac·tor; ab·strac·tum; sub·strac·tion; ab·strac·tion·ist; ab·strac·tive·ly; … English syllables
abstraction — ab·strac·tion … English syllables
substraction — sub·strac·tion … English syllables
