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   Ab·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" Similar theoreticalconceptualnotionalintellectualmetaphysicalphilosophicalacademichypotheticalspeculativeconjecturalconjecturedsuppositionalputativerare:suppositioussuppositiveideationalOpposite actualconcrete
   • ▪ dealing with ideas rather than events: "the novel was too abstract and esoteric to sustain much attention"
   • ▪ not based on a particular instance; theoretical: "we have been discussing the problem in a very abstract manner" Similar theoreticalconceptualnotionalintellectualmetaphysicalphilosophicalacademichypotheticalspeculativeconjecturalconjecturedsuppositionalputativerare:suppositioussuppositiveideationalOpposite actualconcrete
   • ▪ (of a word, especially a noun) denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object: "abstract words like truth or equality"
   • 2. relating to abstract art: "abstract pictures that look like commercial color charts" Similar nonrepresentationalnonrealisticnonpictorialsymbolicimpressionisticOpposite representational

   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" Similar extractpumpdraw (off)tapsuckwithdrawremovetake out/awayseparatedetachisolatedissociate
   • ▪ used euphemistically to say that someone has stolen something: "his pockets contained all he had been able to abstract from the apartment"
   • ▪ withdraw: "as our relationship deepened you seemed to abstract yourself"
   • 3. make a written summary of (an article or book): "staff who index and abstract material for an online database" Similar summarizewrite a summary ofprecisabridgecondensecompressshortencut downabbreviatesynopsizerare:epitomize

   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"
   • 3. that which is abstract; the theoretical consideration of something: "the abstract must be made concrete by examples"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Latin abstractus, literally ‘drawn away’, past participle of abstrahere, from ab- ‘from’ + trahere ‘draw off’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. abstractly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishABSTRACT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   ABSTRACT definition: 1. existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object: 2. An abstract argument or…. Learn more.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryABSTRACT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   ABSTRACT meaning: 1. existing as an idea, feeling, or quality, not as a material object: 2. An abstract argument or…. Learn more.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › abstractAbstract Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Abstract is most frequently used as an adjective (“abstract ideas”) and a noun (“an abstract of the article”), but its somewhat less common use as a verb in English helps to clarify its Latin roots. The verb abstract is used to mean “summarize,” as in “abstracting an academic paper.”

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › abstractABSTRACT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Abstract definition: thought of apart from concrete realities, specific objects, or actual instances. See examples of ABSTRACT used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › abstractAbstract - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Use the adjective abstract for something that is not a material object or is general and not based on specific examples. Abstract is from a Latin word meaning "pulled away, detached," and the basic idea is of something detached from physical, or concrete, reality.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishABSTRACT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   An abstract of an article, document, or speech is a short piece of writing that gives the main points of it.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishabstract adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of abstract adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

9. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryABSTRACT definition in American English | Collins English ...

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   An abstract idea or way of thinking is based on general ideas rather than on real things and events. ...starting with a few abstract principles. It's not a question of some abstract concept of justice.

10. www.oed.com › dictionary › abstract_adjabstract, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English...

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    What does the word abstract mean? There are 19 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word abstract, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. abstract has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.

11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › abstractabstract - Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Online

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    abstract meaning, definition, what is abstract: based on general ideas or principles rat...: Learn more.