English to English noun
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance | | Example: he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
source: wordnet30
2 |
the act of withdrawing or removing something | | source: wordnet30
3 |
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances | | source: wordnet30
4 |
an abstract painting | | source: wordnet30
5 |
preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else | | source: wordnet30
6 |
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples | | source: wordnet30
7 |
The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the state of being withdrawn; withdrawal. | | source: webster1913
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