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Definition of abstractionism noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

abstractionism

noun

NAmE//əbˈstrækʃəˌnɪzəm//

, NAmE//æbˈstrækʃəˌnɪzəm//

[uncountable]

1(technology) the principles and practices of abstract art

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2the expression of ideas in an abstract way

abstractionist

NAmE//əbˈstrækʃənɪst//

noun, adjective [usually before noun]See abstractionism in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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