"abstraction" meaning in Inglés

See abstraction in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ [Received-Pronunciation], /æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ [US], /əbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ [US] Audio: en-us-abstraction.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Simplificationalizer-abstraction.wav [US] Forms: abstraction [singular], abstractions [plural]
Etymology: (1549) del latín abstractio.
  1. Abstracción.
    Sense id: es-abstraction-en-noun-eW-4AgG6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (Abstracción.): abstract
Categories (other): EN:Sustantivos, Inglés
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