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Abstract
ˈabstrakt
- existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence
"abstract concepts such as love or beauty"
- 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"
- (of a noun) denoting an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object
"they tend to use a lot of abstract nouns that relate to emotions and feelings"
- relating to or denoting art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but rather seeks to achieve its effect using shapes, colours, and textures
"abstract pictures"
- consider something theoretically or separately from (something else)
"to abstract science and religion from their historical context can lead to anachronism"
- extract or remove (something)
"applications to abstract more water from streams"
- used euphemistically to indicate that someone has stolen something
"his pockets contained all he had been able to abstract from the flat"
- withdraw
"as our relationship deepened you seemed to abstract yourself"
- make a written summary of (an article or book)
"staff who abstract material for an online database"
- a summary of the contents of a book, article, or speech
"an abstract of her speech"
- an abstract work of art
"a big unframed abstract"