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- DictionaryAb·stract
adjective
- 1. existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence: "abstract concepts such as love or beauty"
- 2. relating to abstract art: "abstract pictures that look like commercial color charts"
verb
- 1. consider (something) theoretically or separately from something else: "to abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism"
- 2. extract or remove (something): "applications to abstract more water from streams"
noun
- 1. a summary of the contents of a book, article, or formal speech: "an abstract of his inaugural address"
- 2. an abstract work of art: "a big unframed abstract"