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English - English Dict (Wordnet)
 abstract


Adjective
  • dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
    • abstract reasoning
    • abstract science
  • not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
    • a large abstract painting
  • existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
    • abstract words like `truth' and `justice'

Noun
  • a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
  • a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
    • he loved her only in the abstract--not in person

Verb
  • give an abstract (of)
  • consider apart from a particular case or instance
    • Let's abstract away from this particular example
  • make off with belongings of others
  • consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
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